†Geraroides maximus Melander 1903 (winged insect)
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Alternative combination: Dieconeura maxima
Full reference: A. L. Melander. 1903. Some additions to the Carboniferous terrestrial arthropod fauna of Illinois. Journal of Geology 11(2):178-198
Belongs to Geraroides according to A. Handlirsch 1922
See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906 and Melander 1903
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH UC 9244, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (FMNH Gurley collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (FMNH Gurley collection)
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