Revision of the Early Cretaceous mydid Cretomydas santanensis (Diptera: Mydidae)
Abstract
The Early Cretaceous mydid genus and species Cretomydas santanensis is revised on the basis of a new specimen, allowing to precise its relationships within the 'advanced Mydidae', probably close to the subfamily Diochlistinae. This extant group has a 'Gondwanan' distribution, known from Southern South America and Australia. The presence of an 'advanced Mydidae' during the Early Cretaceous also suggests a greater antiquity for this family.
- Publication:
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Cretaceous Research
- Pub Date:
- December 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104604
- Bibcode:
- 2020CrRes.11604604P
- Keywords:
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- Insecta;
- Diptera;
- Paleobiogeography;
- Revision;
- Dating