From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paratropes fossilis
Temporal range: 94.3–89.3  Ma
O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Genus: Paratropes
Species:
P. fossilis
Binomial name
Paratropes fossilis
Vršanský & Anisyutkin, 2008

Paratropes fossilis is an extinct species of cockroach within the family Ectobiidae that lived during the Cretaceous period. [1] The holotype is an isolated right tegmen 24 millimeters in length. [2] The type locality is in the Gerofit Locality within the Ora Formation located in Israel. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  2. ^ Gu, Jenny; Bourne, Philip (2009-06-16). "Bookcast - Structural Bioinformatics 2nd Edition Gu & Bourne (Eds.)". SciVee. doi: 10.4016/11616.01. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Paratropes fossilis". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.