Pseudopulex
Sign in to savePseudopulex is an extinct genus of primitive fleas that lived between the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods in what is now modern-day China. The Latin root for the name Pseudopulex roughly translates to "false fleas".
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- Parent taxon
- Pseudopulicidae
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- genus
- taxon name
- Pseudopulex
- Commons category
- Pseudopulex
- start time
- 165000000-
- end time
- 125000000-
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Pseudopulex is an extinct genus of primitive fleas that lived between the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods in what is now modern-day China. The Latin root for the name Pseudopulex roughly translates to "false fleas".
== Discovery == There are currently four identified species in this genus: Pseudopulex jurassicus, Pseudopulex magnus, Pseudopulex wangi, and Pseudopulex tanlan. The majority of current research focuses on P. jurassicus and P. magnus.
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