†Saurophthirus exquisitus Gao et al. 2013 (flea)
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Insecta - Siphonaptera - Saurophthiridae
Full reference: T. P. Gao, C. K. Shih, A. Rasnitsyn and D. Ren. 2013. Taxonomy, in New transitional fleas from China highlighting diversity of Early Cretaceous ectoparasitic insects. Current Biology 23:1261-1266
Belongs to Saurophthirus according to T. P. Gao et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Saurophthirus laevigatus, Saurophthirus longipes
Type specimen: CNU-LL2010016, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan City (CNU collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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