| Nyranius Temporal range:
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| Nyranius costulatus fossil | |
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| Family: | †Nyraniidae
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| Genus: | †Nyranius Hoffman, 1969
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Nyranius is a genus of fossil millipedes from the Upper Carboniferous ( Westphalian) of Europe, containing the species N. costulatus and N. tabulatus. Specimens reach up to 10mm in width, and are covered in fine grooves, similar to other members of the extinct Xyloiuloidea. [1] [2]
- ^ Hoffman, Richard L. (1963). "New Genera and Species of Upper Paleozoic Diplopoda". Journal of Paleontology. 37 (1): 167–174. JSTOR 1301419.
- ^ Hoffman, Richard L., 1969. Myriapoda, exclusive of Insecta. R572–R606. In: Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part R, Vol. 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, KS.
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