Palaeozoic insects of southern Africa: a review

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dc.contributor.authorGeertsema, H
dc.contributor.authorVan Dijk, D E
dc.contributor.authorVan den Heever, J A
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-09T12:29:02Z
dc.date.available2015-01-09T12:29:02Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractAlthough a substantial number of Triassic insect fossils have been discovered in southern Africa, relatively few insect fossils are known from the Permian deposits of this region. Fossil insects from the Permian period elsewhere, including the extensive entomological fauna from Eastern Europe (including Russia), Brazil and Australia is well-documented. The Irati Formation in the Parana Basin of Brazil, the temporal and lithological correlate of the Permian Whitehill Formation of South Africa, has yielded fossil insects belonging to Homoptera, N europtera, Coleoptera and Mecoptera. Fossil insects from the Whitehill Formation are usually poorly preserved and only seven specimens are mentioned in the literature. An overview is given of the more recent discoveries of Permian fossil insects in South Africa. This includes the discovery of the oldest beetle in Africa, the oldest longhorned grasshopper in the Southern Hemisphere and a survey of the Permian insects from the Beaufort Group of Natal. Reasons for the paucity of Permian insects are briefly discussed.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipPalaeo-Anthropology Scientific Trust; French Embassy in South Africa; Co-operation and Cultural Serviceen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0078-8554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/16346
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchen_ZA
dc.subjectPermianen_ZA
dc.subjectKwa-Zulu Natalen_ZA
dc.subjectWestern Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectfossil insectsen_ZA
dc.titlePalaeozoic insects of southern Africa: a reviewen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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