Gerarus

Gerarus; Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Gerarus fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Archaeorthoptera
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	†Geraridae
Genus:	†Gerarus; Scudder, 1885

Gerarus is an extinct genus of Archaeorthopteran insect, and is one of the most abundant genera of Carboniferous insects.^[1] They had a wingspan of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and an inflated thorax armed with sharp spines up to 1 millimetre (0.04 in) long.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

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[Taylor-1] Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

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