†Dascillus elongatus 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 flatus, Dascillus latahensis, Dascillus musculus, Dascillus relictus, Dascillus shandongianus, Dascyllus lithographicus
Type specimen: 840069, 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:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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