†Proteroscarabaeus nikritini Nikolajev 1996 (rain beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Pleocomidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 1996. Lamellicorn beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) with multistriate elytra from the Lower Cretaceous Baisa locality, Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 30:217-224
Belongs to Proteroscarabaeus according to G. V. Nikolajev 2007
See also Nikolajev 1996
Sister taxa: Proteroscarabaeus magnus, Proteroscarabaeus robustus, Proteroscarabaeus yeni
Type specimen: PIN 3064/7154, an elytra. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31)
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