†Platycerus zherichini Nikolayev 1990 (stag beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Full reference: G. B. Nikolayev. 1990. Stag Beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) from the Paleogene of Eurasia. Paleontological Journal 24(4):119-122
Belongs to Platycerus according to F. T. Krell 2000
See also Nikolayev 1990
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3429/202, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bolshaya Svetlovodnaya, Biamo (PIN collection 3429), which is in a Priabonian lacustrine diatomite in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bolshaya Svetlovodnaya, Biamo (PIN collection 3429)
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