Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5787921 | Cretaceous Research | 2017 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
Two new species of Micropterigidae, Sabatinca cretacea sp. nov. and Sabatinca limula sp. nov. are described from the Upper Cretaceous Myanmar (Burmese) amber (99 Ma). Based on exquisitely preserved specimens with clear morphological characters and detailed structure of scales, the diagnosis of Sabatinca perveta is emended. Our new findings support that scales have developed various types and shapes by the Cretaceous. The extinct Sabatinca species represent a separate group that may be a transitional group from Australian lineage to extant Sabatinca.
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Authors
Weiting Zhang, Jiajia Wang, Chungkun Shih, Dong Ren,