†Archiplatypalpus cretaceus Kovalev 1974 (dance fly)
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Full reference: V. G. Kovalev. 1974. A new genus of the family Empididae (Diptera) and its phylogenetic relationships. Paleontological Journal 8:196-204
Belongs to Archiplatypalpus according to M. M. Solórzano-Kraemer et al. 2023
See also Kovalev 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3130/14, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Taimyr amber, Yantardakh Hill (PIN collection 3130), which is in a Santonian terrestrial amber in the Kheta Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Taimyr amber, Yantardakh Hill (PIN collection 3130)
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