†Paralucanus mesozoicus Nikolajev 2000 (stag beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2000. New subfamily of the stag beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) from the Mesozoic of Mongolia, and its position in the system of the superfamily. Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S327-S330
Belongs to Paralucanus according to G. V. Nikolajev 2007
See also Nikolajev 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 4270/1112, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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