Permian Insect Wing from Antarctic Sentinel Mountains

A homopterous insect wing was found in micaceous graywacke from the Polarstar Formation, Sentinel Mountains. The unusual venation is reminiscent of family Stenoviciidae known from the Permian and Triassic of Eastern Australia and elsewhere. This first documented account of Paleozoic insects in Antar...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Tasch, Paul, Riek, Edgar F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1969
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3887.1529
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.164.3887.1529
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Summary:A homopterous insect wing was found in micaceous graywacke from the Polarstar Formation, Sentinel Mountains. The unusual venation is reminiscent of family Stenoviciidae known from the Permian and Triassic of Eastern Australia and elsewhere. This first documented account of Paleozoic insects in Antarctica bears on drift questions.

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