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Onychognathiidae Vampyrognathia Diagnosis


Diagnosis of Vampyrognathia Sterrer, 1998

Slender Onychognathiidae (index 9-13) with a long rostrum (index 1.5-2) and long mouth opening. Basal plate very delicate, buckle-shaped. Jaws with very long teeth in a ventral and a rostral group; no terminal tooth developed. (Sterrer 1998:102).


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