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Extinct genus of insects

Gerarus
Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Gerarus fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Archaeorthoptera
Order: incertae sedis
Family: †Geraridae
Genus: †Gerarus
Scudder, 1885
Illustration of Gerarus collaris

Gerarus is an extinct genus of Archaeorthopteran insect, and is one of the most abundant genera of Carboniferous insects. They had a wingspan of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and an inflated thorax armed with sharp spines up to 1 millimetre (0.04 in) long.

Gerarus sp and indeterminate pterygote insect fossils
Gerarus sp. fossil and an indeterminate pterygote insect

References

  1. ^ Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Gerarus


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