†Dascillus relictus Zhang 1989 (soft bodied plant beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Dascillidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Dascillus according to J. F. Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: Dascillus cervinus, Dascillus elongatus, Dascillus flatus, Dascillus latahensis, Dascillus musculus, Dascillus shandongianus, Dascyllus lithographicus
Type specimen: 840023, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 3, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 3
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