The first Permian Chinese Elcanoidea (Insecta, Orthoptera)

2024/12/03 by André Nel, XIN-NENG LIAN, Gao Jian +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2436918

openalex publication_date 2024/12/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The permelcanid Sinelcana azari gen. nos et sp. nov. is described from the late Capitanian Yinping Formation of Anhui Province. It is the first record of the family Permelcanidae from China. While the other Permelcanidae originated from the Permian arid tropical or temperate zones, the new fossil lived in a humid tropical area, suggesting that this group was widespread during Permian.

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