Rhyniognatha hirsti is bounded here by isolated head fragment NHMUK PI IN 38234 from the Rhynie Chert, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; its insect versus myriapod affinity remains unresolved, so this is not a global range.
claim:taxon:rhyniognathaRhyniognatha hirsti
Rhyniognatha hirsti is bounded here by isolated head fragment NHMUK PI IN 38234 from the Rhynie Chert, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; its insect versus myriapod affinity remains unresolved, so this is not a global range. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.
Represented range411–407 Ma
Content packagecrustaceans-insects
PBDBNot linked
Evidence boundary
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Claim ledger
Known limits
- A missing branch or fossil occurrence does not imply biological absence. Internal nodes are not calibrated divergence estimates.
- PBDB external identifier withheld: contested-insect-versus-myriapod-affinity.
References
- New light shed on the oldest insectEngel, M.S.; Grimaldi, D.A. · 2004 · DOI 10.1038/nature02291
- The presumed oldest flying insect: more likely a myriapod?Haug, C.; Haug, J.T. · 2017 · DOI 10.7717/peerj.3402
- Open Tree of Life web servicesOpenTreeOfLife Project
- The Paleobiology Database application programming interfacePeters, S.E.; McClennen, M. · 2016 · DOI 10.1017/pab.2015.39