†Protodeleaster glaber Cai et al. 2013 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: C. Y. Cai, M. K. Thayer, D. Y. Huang, X. D. Wang, and A. F. Newton. 2013. A basal oxyteline rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China: Oldest record for the tribe Euphaniini. Comptes Rendus Palevol 12:159-163
Belongs to Protodeleaster according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2016
See also Cai et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 152503, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
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