†Cretaegialia Nikolayev 1993 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolayev. 1993. The taxonomic placement in the subfamily Aphodiinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) of the new genus of Lower Cretaceous scarab beetles from Transbaykal. Paleontological Journal 27(1A):1-8
Parent taxon: Aegialiini according to G. V. Nikolajev 2007
See also Krell 2000 and Nikolayev 1993
Sister taxa: Aegialia, Archeopsammoporus
Subtaxa: Cretaegialia aphodiiformis Cretaegialia rhypariformis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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