| Mendozachorista Temporal range: Norian ~221–206 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Mendozachoristidae Brauckmann et al. 2010 |
| Genus: | Mendozachorista Brauckmann et al. 2010 |
| Species: | M. volkheimeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mendozachorista volkheimeri Brauckmann et al. 2010 | |
Mendozachorista is an extinct genus of insect which existed in Argentina during the Late Triassic period. It was named by Carsten Brauckmann, Oscar F. Gallego, Norbert Hauschke, Rafael G. Martins-Neto, Elke Groening, Jan-M. Ilger and María B. Lara in 2010, and the type and only species is Mendozachorista volkheimeri. It is known only from an impression of a Mecopterida-like wing found in the Llantenes Formation in Mendoza Province.
References
- ^ Carsten Brauckmann; Oscar F. Gallego; Norbert Hauschke; Rafael G. Martins-Neto; Elke Groening; Jan-M. Ilger; María B. Lara (2010). "First Late Triassic record of a paleoentomofauna from South America (Malargüe Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina)". Acta Geologica Sinica. 84 (4): 915–924. Bibcode:2010AcGlS..84..915B. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00230.x. hdl:11336/102089. S2CID 128834962.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mendozachorista volkheimeri | |
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