†Georissites negev Ponomarenko 2008 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 2008. The beetles. Order Coleoptera (=Scarabaeida). Plant-Arthropod interactions in the early angiosperm history: evidence from the Cretaceous of Israel 193-196
Belongs to Georissites according to A. G. Ponomarenko 2008
Sister taxon: Georissites magnus
Type specimen: PIN 5068/7, an elytra. Its type locality is Gerofit (PIN collection 5068), which is in a Turonian lagoonal shale in the Ora Formation of Israel.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Gerofit (PIN collection 5068)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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