Priscaenigma Explained

Priscaenigma is an extinct genus of snakefly of the Priscaenigmatidae family which was described by Whalley in 1985.^[1] The fossils were found on flatstones at Black Ven in Charmouth, Dorset at 50.7°N -2.9°W in a marine environment of the Charmouth Mudstone Formation. The fossils were collected by J. F. Jackson between 1961 and 1963.^{[2] [3]} Its sister taxa is Hondelagia.^[4] The genus contains one species, the extinct Priscaenigma obtusa, also described by Whalley in 1985. Its forewing is in length. Only a forewing was found when the species was discovered.^{[1] [5]}

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50.7°N -2.9°W

Notes and References

1. P. E. S. Whalley. 1985. The systematics and palaeogeography of the Lower Jurassic insects of Dorset, England. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 39(3):107-189. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
2. F. E. Zeuner. 1962. Fossil insects from the Lower Lias of Charmouth, Dorset. Bulletin British Museum (Natural History) Geology 7:155-171. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
3. Web site: Flatstones, Black Ven, Charmouth (Jurassic of the United Kingdom). The Paleobiology Database. 12 August 2012.
4. Web site: †Priscaenigma: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly). The Paleobiology Database. 12 August 2012.
5. Web site: †Priscaenigma obtusa: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly). The Paleobiology Database. 12 August 2012.