Merrifieldia oligocenicus

Merrifieldia oligocenicus
	Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Merrifieldia
Species:	†M. oligocenicus
Binomial name
	†Merrifieldia oligocenicus; (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus oligocenicus;

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]

References

^ "†Merrifieldia oligocenicus Bigot et al. 1986". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018.
^ Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)

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[Merrifieldia-TPDB-1] "†Merrifieldia oligocenicus Bigot et al. 1986". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018.

[2] Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)

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