†Sinaesalus curvipes Nikolajev et al. 2011 (stag beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev, B. Wang, Y. Liu and H. C. Zhang. 2011. Stag beetles from the Mesozoic of Inner Mongolia, China (Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 50:41-47
Belongs to Sinaesalus according to G. V. Nikolajev et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Sinaesalus longipes, Sinaesalus tenuipes
Type specimen: NIGP 152460, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Yangshuwanzi, Ningcheng County (NIGP collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Yangshuwanzi, Ningcheng County (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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