Cretophasmomima
Cretophasmomima is an extinct genus of stem group-stick insect from the Cretaceous of Eurasia and is one of the oldest and most basal stick insects known, it belongs to the Susumanioidea.
| Cretophasmomima Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Three specimens of Cretophasmomima melanogramma (two males and a female), including the holoype (B) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | †Susumaniidae |
| Subfamily: | †Susumaniinae |
| Genus: | †Cretophasmomima Kuzmina, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| †Cretophasmomima vitimica Kuzmina, 1985 | |
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