Rhyniognatha hirsti

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct insect genus
gptkbp:age about 407 million years old
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:describedBy Robin J. Tillyard
gptkbp:describedYear 1928
gptkbp:discoveredIn Rhynie chert, Scotland
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Early_Devonian
gptkbp:genus Rhyniognatha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhyniognatha hirsti
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:knownFor fossilized head
gptkbp:namedAfter Stanley Hirst
gptkbp:order uncertain (possibly Archaeognatha or early winged insect)
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:possibleFeatures mandibles similar to winged insects
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known insect fossils
gptkbp:species hirsti
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fossil_Insects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6