†Tarsomegamerus mesozoicus Zhang 2005 (soft bodied plant beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Artematopodidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 2005. The first find of chrysomelids (Insecta: Coleopetra: Chrysomeloidea) from Callovian–Oxfordian Daohugou biota of China. Geobios 38:865-871
Belongs to Tarsomegamerus according to J. F. Zhang 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP DHG200031, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)
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