Andrey Vasilyevich Martynov
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Andrey V. Martynov was a Russian
entomologist
and palaeontologist
, a founder of the Russian palaeoentomological school. Originally interested in caddisflies and crustacean
s, he later turned his attention to the study of the extensive fossil
insect deposits in the territory of the newly established Soviet Union
(e.g. Karatau and Sayan Mountains
). He was able to interpret fossil insects in terms of comparative morphology of recent species, and his description of the evolutionary relationships of the various insect order
s was ahead of its time. A number of major lineages that he proposed are still accepted in current insect
classification.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
entomologist
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
and palaeontologist
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
, a founder of the Russian palaeoentomological school. Originally interested in caddisflies and crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s, he later turned his attention to the study of the extensive fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
insect deposits in the territory of the newly established Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(e.g. Karatau and Sayan Mountains
Sayan Mountains
The Sayan Mountains are a mountain range between northwestern Mongolia and southern Siberia, Russia.The Eastern Sayan extends from the Yenisei River at 92° E to the southwest end of Lake Baikal at 106° E...
). He was able to interpret fossil insects in terms of comparative morphology of recent species, and his description of the evolutionary relationships of the various insect order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
s was ahead of its time. A number of major lineages that he proposed are still accepted in current insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
classification.