Jurassonurus is an extinct insect genus of mayflies (Ephemeroptera). This genus has only one member and that member has been scientifically named Jurassonurus amoenus which lived during the Middle Jurassic period 164.7 million to 155.7 million years ago in the Jiulongshan formation, Daohugou Village, Shantou Township, Ningcheng country, Inner mongolia, China.[1]
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| Genus: | Jurassonurus
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| Species: | J. amoenus
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Taxomany edit
The genus parent taxon is Siphlonuridae which itself is in the clade Tridentiseta[2] which is part of the clade Ephemeroptera (Mayflies). Jurassonurus has many sister taxonomic clade which are as listed: Bolbonyx, Albisca, Mogzonurus, Triassonurus, Olgisca, Australurus, Cheirolgisca, Cretoneta, Dulcimanna, and many more.[3]
Reference edit
- ^ Huang, Jian-Dong; Ren, Dong; Sinitshenkova, Nina D.; Shih, Chung-Kun (April 3, 2008). "New fossil mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China". Insect Science. 15 (2): 193–198. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2008.00200.x. ISSN 1672-9609. S2CID 86723061.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Siphlonuridae". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Jurassonurus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.