†Protodiplatys mongoliensis Vishnyakova 1986 (earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Protodiplatyidae
Full reference: V. N. Vishnyakova. 1986. Earwigs. Forficulida (=Dermaptera), in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28:171
Belongs to Protodiplatys according to C. Y. Xing et al. 2016
See also Vishnyakova 1986
Sister taxa: Protodiplatys fortis, Protodiplatys gracilis
Type specimen: PIN 3149/1660, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 236/29), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 236/29)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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