Cretomicrophorus is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Upper Cretaceous of Russia, France and the United States. The generic name is a combination of the Latin word creta ("chalk") and the generic name Microphorus.[1]

Cretomicrophorus
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous, 94.3–84.9 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Cretomicrophorus
Negrobov, 1978[1]
Type species
Cretomicrophorus rohdendorfi
Synonyms

Jantardachia Zherichin, 1978
(nomen nudum)

Species

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The genus contains three species:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Negrobov, O. P. (1978). Мухи надсемейства Empididoidea (Diptera) из мелового ретинита Северной Сибири [Flies of the Superfamily Empidioidea (Diptera) from Cretaceous Retinite in Northern Siberia]. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal (in Russian). 1978 (2): 81–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-27.81-90&rft.date=1978&rft.aulast=Negrobov&rft.aufirst=O. P.&rft_id=http://www.bio.vsu.ru/ezoo/negrobov_publikacii/Empididoidea%20.zip&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Cretomicrophorus" class="Z3988">
  2. ^ Grimaldi, David A.; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (1999). "Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 239: 1–124. hdl:2246/1583.1-124&rft.date=1999&rft_id=info:hdl/2246/1583&rft.aulast=Grimaldi&rft.aufirst=David A.&rft.au=Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm&rft_id=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/1583/B239.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Cretomicrophorus" class="Z3988">
  3. ^ Nel, André; Garrouste, Romain; Daugeron, Christophe (2017). "Two new long-legged flies in the Santonian amber of France (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 69: 1–5. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.08.009.1-5&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.cretres.2016.08.009&rft.aulast=Nel&rft.aufirst=André&rft.au=Garrouste, Romain&rft.au=Daugeron, Christophe&rft_id=http://hal.upmc.fr/hal-01369622/file/Nel_2017_Two_new_long-legged.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Cretomicrophorus" class="Z3988"> (PDF given is the manuscript version)

Evenhuis, N.L. (2 Apr 2014). "Family Dolichopodidae". Catalog of the fossil flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera) website. 2.0.