†Copris leakeyorum Paulian 1976 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: R. Paulian. 1976. Three fossil dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Kenya Miocene. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 31(158):1-4
Belongs to Copris according to S. Tarasov et al. 2016
See also Paulian 1976
Sister taxa: Copris (Copris), Copris druidum, Copris incertus, Copris lunaris, Copris pristinus
Type specimen: KNMI-RU 50, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rusinga Island R107, which is in a Burdigalian dry floodplain horizon in the Hiwegi Formation of Kenya.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rusinga Island R107
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