| Karataunia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Karataunia Kozlov, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| †Karataunia lapidaria Kozlov, 1989 | |
Karataunia is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Upper Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan.[1] It contains only one species, Karataunia lapidaria. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Niels P. Kristensen & Andrzej W. Skalski (1998). Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Vol. 1. Walter de Gruyter, Inc. p. 16. ISBN 9783110157048.
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of the World. "Karataunia Kozlov, 1989 . Paleontologicheskii Zh. 1989 (4) : 42". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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