Atopderma elliptum Zhao et al. 2010

Insecta - Dermaptera

Alternative combination: Atopderma ellipta

Full reference: J. X. Zhao, D. Ren, and C. K. Shih. 2010. Enigmatic earwig-like fossils from Inner Mongolia, China. Insect Science 17:459-464

Belongs to Atopderma according to S. R. Xiong et al. 2021

See also Zhao et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNU-DER-NN2008007, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection)

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