†Oryctites fossilis Oppenheim 1888 (beetle)
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Alternative combination: Cerambycinus fossilis
Full reference: P. Oppenheim. 1888. Die Insectenwelt des lithographischen Scheifers in Bayern. Palaeontographica 35:215-254
Belongs to Oryctites according to A. G. Ponomarenko 1971
See also Handlirsch 1906 and Oppenheim 1888
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BSPG 1882 XVI 30, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll)
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