Eurydictyon

Eurydictyon is an extinct genus of beetle in the family Ommatidae which contains a single species, Eurydictyon conspicuum.[1] E. conspicuum lived during the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic, between 189.6-183.0 Ma. It measured 18 x 8 mm in length and is known only from specimens found in Kyrgyzstan.[2]

Eurydictyon conspicuum
Temporal range: Pliensbachian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Archostemata
Family:
Ommatidae
Genus:
†Eurydictyon

Ponomarenko, 1969
Species:
†E. conspicuum
Binomial name
†Eurydictyon conspicuum
Ponomarenko, 1969

References
  1. Ommatidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
  2. "†Eurydictyon conspicuum Ponomarenko 1969 (beetle)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2017-03-23.


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