1972] 
Carpenter — Eomerope and Dinopanorpa 
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justified. The position of the Dinopanorpidae in the mecopteran 
phylogeny will remain obscure until the fore wing and body struc- 
tures are known. However, it can hardly be considered intermediate 
between the Panorpidae and Orthophlebiidae because of the peculiar 
form of Ri and Rs and the presence of costal veinlets. More likely, 
it is a specialized derivative of some early Mesozoic stock, close to the 
Orthophlebiidae. 
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