†Cretanaides trogopterus Nikolajev 1996 (scavenger scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hybosoridae
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 Cretanaides according to Y. Y. Lu et al. 2018
See also Nikolajev 1996 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 4210/706, an elytra. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 4), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 4)
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