Renphasma

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Renphasma
Temporal range: Aptian
Renphasma sinica.jpg
Holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Superfamily:
Family:
Susumaniidae
Subfamily:
Susumaniinae
Genus:
Renphasma

Nel & Delfosse, 2011
Species:
R. sinica
Binomial name
Renphasma sinica
Nel & Delfosse, 2011

Renphasma is an extinct genus of stick insect which existed in what is now China during the early Cretaceous period.[1] It was named by André Nel and Emmanuel Delfosse in 2011, and the type species is Renphasma sinica, found in the early Aptian aged Yixian Formation.[1] The generic name refers to Dr. Ren Dong, while the specific name refers to Sinica, the Latin name for China.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c André Nel & Emmanuel Delfosse (2011). "A new Chinese Mesozoic stick insect". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (2): 429–432. doi:10.4202/app.2009.1108.


Retrieved from ""