<i>Miamia maimai</i> n. sp., a new Pennsylvanian stem-orthopteran insect, and a case study on the application of cladotypic nomenclature

A new stem-orthopteran insect assignable to the – traditional – genus and the – cladotypic-defined – taxon <i>Miamia</i> Dana, 1864 is described based on abundant material collected from the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China; Early Pennsylvanian). Intra-specific wing venation variability...

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Main Authors: O. Béthoux, J. Gu, Y. Yue, D. Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/15/103/2012/fr-15-103-2012.pdf