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Mesorthopteron similis
Taxonomy
Mesorthopteron similis was named by Riek (1974). Its type specimen is C-Dt II 354, a wing (incomplete wing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Birds River (Bir 111), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Mesorthopteron similis Riek p. 20 figs. Fig 6; Pl I fig 4 |
| 1998 | Mesorthopteron similis Storozhenko p. 133 |
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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.
†Mesorthopteron similis Riek 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||