†Cretoglaresis ovalis Nikolajev 2009 (enigmatic scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Glaresidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2009. New species of scarabaeoid beetles from the family Glaresidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 43:425-427
Belongs to Cretoglaresis according to G. V. Nikolajev 2009
Sister taxon: Cretoglaresis nana
Type specimen: PIN 3064/7168, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31)
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