†Mesoptilus carpenteri Guan et al. 2016 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Paoliida - Anthracoptilidae
Full reference: Z. Y. Guan, J. Prokop, P. Roques, J. Lapeyrie, and A. Nel. 2016. Revision of the enigmatic insect family Anthracoptilidae enlightens the evolution of Palaeozoic stem-dictyopterans. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61:71-87
Belongs to Mesoptilus according to Z. Y. Guan et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Mesoptilus dolloi
Type specimen: MCZ 11253, a forewing. Its type locality is Elmo, MCZ post-1950 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Elmo, MCZ post-1950 collection
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