Permotipulidae
| Permotipulidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Suborder: | †Protodiptera |
| Family: | †Permotipulidae |
| Genus | |
Permotipulidae is an extinct family of insects within the order Protodiptera. Permotipulidae appeared in the Permian. Two genera are Permotipula and Permila which are close relatives to flies.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Grimaldi, David and Michael S. Engel (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
- The Paleobiology Database
- Fossil Diptera Catalog
- David Grimaldi, Michael S. Engel. Evolution of the insects
- V.A Blagoderov, E.D. Lukashevich, M.B. Mostovski. 2.2.1.3.4.4. Order Diptera Linné, 1758. The true flies (= Muscida Laicharting, 1781). Sitio web del Laboratorio de Artrópodos, Instituto Paleontológico, Academia Rusa de Ciencias, Moscú
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