†Megaptilus Brongniart 1885 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Megaptilidae
Full reference: C. Brongniart. 1885. Les insectes fossiles des terrains primaires. Coup d'oeil rapide sur la fauna entomologique des terrains paléozoïques. Bulletin de la Société des Amis des Sciences Naturelles de Rouen 21(3):50-68
Parent taxon: Megaptilidae according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922 and Kukalová 1969
Sister taxon: Lithoptilus
Subtaxa: Megaptilus blanchardi
Type: Megaptilus blanchardi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Commentry (MNHN Brongniart coll) (Carboniferous of France)
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