†Cretaegialia aphodiiformis 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
Belongs to Cretaegialia according to G. V. Nikolajev 2007
See also Nikolayev 1993
Sister taxon: Cretaegialia rhypariformis
Type specimen: PIN 4210/710, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 22), 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 22)
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