Introduction to Insect Taxonomy and Identification - Extinct Order Alienoptera

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A look at a now extinct order of insects, the Alienoptera

Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825221004153

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Images Source: Cihang Luo, Rolf G. Beutel, Michael S. Engel, Kun Liang, Liqin Li, Jiahao Li, Chunpeng Xu, Peter Vršanský, Edmund A. Jarzembowski, Bo Wang, Life history and evolution of the enigmatic Cretaceous–Eocene Alienopteridae: A critical review, Earth-Science Reviews Volume 225, 2022,