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Gerarus
Temporal range: Carboniferous
Gerarus fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Superorder:
Archaeorthoptera
Order:
incertae sedis
Family:
†Geraridae
Genus:
†Gerarus

Scudder, 1885
Illustration of Gerarus collaris

Gerarus is an extinct genus of Archaeorthopteran insect, and is one of the most abundant genera of Carboniferous insects.[1] They had a wingspan of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and an inflated thorax armed with sharp spines up to 1 millimetre (0.04 in) long.[1]

Gerarus sp and indeterminate pterygote insect fossils
Gerarus sp. fossil and an indeterminate pterygote insect

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Wikispecies has information related to Gerarus.
  1. ^ a b Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.


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