Gerarus is an extinct genus of Archaeorthopteran insect, and is one of the most abundant genera of Carboniferous insects.[1] They had a wingspan of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and an inflated thorax armed with sharp spines up to 1 millimetre (0.04 in) long.[1]
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Genus: | †Gerarus Scudder, 1885
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![Gerarus sp and indeterminate pterygote insect fossils](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gerarus_sp.jpg/220px-Gerarus_sp.jpg)
References
editWikispecies has information related to Gerarus.
- ^ a b Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.