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Micropterigidae
Taxonomy
Micropterigidae was named by Cotes (1889). It is extant.
It was assigned to Zeugloptera by Speidel (1977), Jarzembowski (1980), Carpenter (1992); and to Micropterigoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012), Regier et al. (2015), Ngô-Muller and Nel (2020).
It was assigned to Zeugloptera by Speidel (1977), Jarzembowski (1980), Carpenter (1992); and to Micropterigoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012), Regier et al. (2015), Ngô-Muller and Nel (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Micropterigidae Cotes p. 706 |
| 1977 | Micropterigidae Speidel |
| 1980 | Micropterigidae Jarzembowski p. 263 |
| 1992 | Micropterygidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Micropterigidae van Nieukerken et al. p. 212 |
| 2012 | Micropterigidae Sohn et al. p. 15 |
| 2015 | Micropterigidae Regier et al. |
| 2020 | Micropterigidae Ngô-Muller and Nel |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Micropterigidae Cotes 1889
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G. †Baltimartyria Skalski 1995
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†Baltimartyria proavittella Rebel 1936
†Baltimartyria rasnitsyni Mey 2011
G. †Electrocrania Kuznetsov 1941
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†Electrocrania immensipalpa Kuznetsov 1941
†Electrocrania michalskii Kurz 2015
G. Micropterix Hübner 1825
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†Micropterix anglica Jarzembowski 1980
†Micropterix gertraudae Kurz and Kurz 2010
G. †Parasabatinca Whalley 1978
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†Parasabatinca aftimacrai Whalley 1978
†Parasabatinca caldasae Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
G. Sabatinca Walker 1863
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†Sabatinca cretacea Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca limula Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca perveta Cockerell 1919
†Sabatinca pouilloni Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020
G. †Terncladus Han et al. 2024
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†Terncladus halonatus Han et al. 2024
†Terncladus lunatus Han et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Priabonian or 154.80000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 149.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 149.2 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kimmeridgian | Kazakhstan | Auliepterix mirabilis (105426) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Micropterigidae indet. (123001) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Mongolia (Ara-Hangayn aymag) | Auliepterix minima (123464) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Palaeosabatinca zherichini (119498) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Parasabatinca caldasae (123013 125511 149767 152600) | |
| Albian | Jordan | Micropterigidae indet. (124847) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Micropteryx pervetus (123020) Sabatinca perveta, Sabatinca cretacea, Sabatinca limula, Archmosaicus comitatus, Terncladus lunatus, Terncladus halonatus (165561) Sabatinca pouilloni (189531) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | Micropterygidae indet. (123018) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Moleropterix kalbei (152260) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Micropterix anglica (21976) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Baltimartyria rasnitsyni (123757) Electrocrania immensipalpa (124849) Micropterix gertraudae, Electrocrania michalskii (124581) Micropteryx proavittella (123926) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Bitterfeldopterix lanceata, Klausnitzerellus saxonicus, Saxomicropterix schumanni, Wichardius fossiliphilus (129227) Klausnitzerellus saxonicus, Wichardius fossiliphilus (147606) Wichardius fossiliphilus (124273) |