Pseudopulicidae

Pseudopulicidae; Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Early Cretaceous
	Pseudopulex tanlan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	†Pseudopulicidae; Gao, Shih & Ren, 2012
Genera
	†Pseudopulex; †Hadropsylla; †Tyrannopsylla;

Pseudopulicidae is an extinct family of stem-group fleas from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of China. They represent the oldest known group of stem-fleas.^[1] Like other stem-group "giant fleas", they are much larger and lack the specialised morphology of modern fleas.

^ Huang, DiYing; Engel, Michael S.; Cai, ChenYang; Nel, André (May 2013). "Mesozoic giant fleas from northeastern China (Siphonaptera): Taxonomy and implications for palaeodiversity". Chinese Science Bulletin. 58 (14): 1682–1690. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5769-3. hdl:1808/14426. ISSN 1001-6538. S2CID 53578959.

[:0-1] Huang, DiYing; Engel, Michael S.; Cai, ChenYang; Nel, André (May 2013). "Mesozoic giant fleas from northeastern China (Siphonaptera): Taxonomy and implications for palaeodiversity". Chinese Science Bulletin. 58 (14): 1682–1690. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5769-3. hdl:1808/14426. ISSN 1001-6538. S2CID 53578959.

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Pseudopulicidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Early Cretaceous

Pseudopulex tanlan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	†Pseudopulicidae Gao, Shih & Ren, 2012
Genera
†Pseudopulex †Hadropsylla †Tyrannopsylla