Insecta - Coleoptera - Gyrinidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1973. Mesozoic Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae, Coleoptera). Paleontological Journal 7(4):499-506
Parent taxon: Dineutini according to G. T. Gustafson and K. B. Miller 2013
See also Carpenter 1992, Nel 1989, Ponomarenko 1973 and Ponomarenko 2014
Sister taxa: Dineutina, Dineutus, Miodineutes, Baissogyrus, Angarogyrus, Cretotortor, Mesodineutes, Cretogyrus, Cretodineutus
Subtaxa: Mesogyrus anglicus Mesogyrus antiquus Mesogyrus elongates Mesogyrus sibiricus Mesogyrus striatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (4), the United Kingdom (1)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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