†Baissogyrus savilovi Ponomarenko 1973 (whirligig beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Gyrinidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1973. Mesozoic Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae, Coleoptera). Paleontological Journal 7(4):499-506
Belongs to Baissogyrus according to A. Nel 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 1668/1787, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1668), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1668)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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