Merrifieldia oligocenicus (synonyms Pterophorus oligocenicus) [1] is an extinct moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is the only known fossil of the family Pterophoridae. It was discovered in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene species, dated to 25–30 million years BP.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Merrifieldia |
| Species: | †M. oligocenicus
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| †Merrifieldia oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986)
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References edit
- ^ "†Merrifieldia oligocenicus Bigot et al. 1986". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018.
- ^ Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)
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