†Cretogeotrupes Nikolajev 1992 (earth-boring dung beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 1992. Taxonomic criteria and generic composition of Mesozoic lamellicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Paleontological Journal 26(1):96-111
Parent taxon: Cretogeotrupini according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Krell 2000, Nikolajev 1992, Nikolajev 1996 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxon: Lithogeotrupes
Subtaxa: Cretogeotrupes convexus Cretogeotrupes nodusus
Type: Cretogeotrupes convexus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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