Piesbergptera niesseae Rosová et al. 2022 (winged insect)

Insecta - Megasecoptera - Piesbergpteridae

Full reference: K. Rosová, M. Pecharová, A. Leipner and J. Prokop. 2022. New palaeodictyopterid insects from the Pennsylvanian of Piesberg reveal spectacular disparity in the patterns of the wing venation (Megasecoptera, Palaeodictyoptera). Historical Biology 35:152-162

Belongs to Piesbergptera according to K. Rosová et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Sowiak F 562, a wing. Its type locality is Piesberg quarry, lacustrine deposit, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine deltaic claystone in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Piesberg quarry, lacustrine deposit

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