A New Species Dunbaria elkunensis sp. nov. (Insecta: Palaeodictyoptera: Spilapteridae) from the Middle Permian Golyusherma Locality, Udmurtia, Russia: the Youngest Known Spilapteridae
A new paleodictyopteran species, Dunbaria elkunensis sp. nov. (family Spilapteridae) is described based on a forewing found in the Middle Permian deposits of Golyusherma (Takhtashur) locality, Udmurtia. The new species is most recent known Spilapteridae, making this family the longest-lived among Palaeodictyoptera, the oldest representative of which is described from the Lower Carboniferous of Germany.
Authors
- N. D. Sinitshenkova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-1853)
Institutions
- Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Paleontological Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030125600076
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00