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Geron
Taxonomy
Geron was named by Meigen (1820). It is extant.
It was assigned to Bombyliidae by Aldrich (1905), Carpenter (1992); and to Gerontini by Evenhuis and Greathead (1999).
It was assigned to Bombyliidae by Aldrich (1905), Carpenter (1992); and to Gerontini by Evenhuis and Greathead (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1820 | Geron Meigen p. 223 |
| 1905 | Geron Aldrich p. 245 |
| 1992 | Geron Carpenter |
| 1999 | Geron Evenhuis and Greathead |
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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.
G. Geron Meigen 1820
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†Geron figuratus Theobald 1937
†Geron oligocaenicus Timon-David 1944
†Geron platysoma Cockerell 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 37.00000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | G. platysoma (113749) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | France (Bouches-du-Rhone) | G. figuratus (122464) |