†Cretosperchus medievalis Ponomarenko 1997 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1997. Taxonomy, Fossil Insects from Israel. Paleontological Journal 31:528-533
Belongs to Cretosperchus according to A. G. Ponomarenko 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: HU 38335, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Wadi el Malih, which is in a Berriasian pond shale/tuff in the Tayasir Formation of Israel.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wadi el Malih
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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