Family PROTOSCATOPSIDAE



Protoscatopsidae was originally proposed by Rohdendorf (1946) for the single genus Protoscatopse Rohdendorf. Kalugina & Kovalev (1985) added the genus Mesoscatopse Kovalev. Both are known only from the Lower to Middle Jurassic deposits of Asia. Rohdendorf (1964) placed the family in his Superfamily Scatopsidea.


Genus MESOSCATOPSE Kovalev

MESOSCATOPSE Kovalev in Kalugina & Kovalev, 1985: 177. Type species: Mesoscatopse rohdendorfi Kovalev, 1985, by original designation.
rohdendorfi Kovalev in Kalugina & Kovalev, 1985: 178. PA: Russia (Siberia) (Lower/Middle Jurassic) [C].


Genus PROTOSCATOPSE Rohdendorf

PROTOSCATOPSE Rohdendorf, 1946: 49. Type species: Protoscatopse jurassica Rohdendorf, 1946, by original designation.
jurassica Rohdendorf, 1946: 50. PA: Kazakhstan (Upper Jurassic) [C].


This page last revised 17 February 1997 by nle