Biology:Namurotypus

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Namurotypus is an extinct genus of griffinfly with a single described species Namurotypus sippeli.[1][2] It is the only member of the family Namurotypidae.[3] It inhabited the large swamps of the Carboniferous period.[2] Namurotypus had a 15 cm long forewing and did not have secondary male sex organs as in modern dragonflies.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "†Namurotypus Brauckmann and Zessin 1989". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=176978. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ren, D.; Nel, A.; Prokop, J. (2008). "New early griffenfly, Sinomeganeura huangheensis from the Late Carboniferous of northern China (Meganisoptera: Meganeuridae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution 38 (2): 223–229. doi:10.1163/187631208788784075. ISSN 1399-560X. http://202.204.209.200/upload/20080703010737.pdf. 
  3. ↑ Nel, André; Fleck, Günther; Garrouste, Romain; Gand, Georges; Lapeyrie, Jean; Bybee, Seth M.; Prokop, Jakub (2009-09-22). "Revision of Permo-Carboniferous griffenflies (Insecta: Odonatoptera: Meganisoptera) based upon new species and redescription of selected poorly known taxa from Eurasia" (in en). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 289: 89–121. doi:10.1127/pala/289/2009/89. https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/289/85709/Revision_of_Permo_Carboniferous_griffenflies_Insec?af=crossref. 
  4. ↑ Dorrington, Graham E. (2016). "Heavily loaded flight and limits to the maximum size of dragonflies (Anisoptera) and griffinflies (Meganisoptera)" (in en). Lethaia 49 (2): 261–274. doi:10.1111/let.12144. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/let.12144. 

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