†Menopraesagus explanatus Tan et al. 2007 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Phoroschizidae
Full reference: J. J. Tan, D. Ren, and C. K. Shih. 2007. New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the late Mesozoic of north China. Annales Zoologici 57:231-247
Belongs to Menopraesagus according to J. J. Tan and D. Ren 2009
See also Tan et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Menopraesagus grammicus, Menopraesagus oryziformis, Menopraesagus oxycerus
Type specimen: CNU-C-NN2006001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2006 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2006 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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