Curvus khuludi

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Curvus khuludi
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous (Albian), 112.6–99.7  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Microphorinae
Genus: Curvus
Kaddumi, 2005
Species:
C. khuludi
Binomial name
Curvus khuludi
Kaddumi, 2005

Curvus khuludi is an extinct species of fly from the Lower Cretaceous of Jordan, belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. It is the only member of the genus Curvus. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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