†Cratotabanus newjerseyensis Grimaldi 2011 (horse fly)
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Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi. 2011. Taxonomic names, in Brachyceran Diptera (Insecta) in Cretaceous ambers, Part IV, significant new Orthorrhaphous Taxa. ZooKeys 148:293-332
Belongs to Cratotabanus according to D. A. Grimaldi 2011
Sister taxa: Cratotabanus asiaticus, Cratotabanus cearensis, Cratotabanus stonemyomorphus
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-1862, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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