†Cryptocephalus miocenus Wickham 1913 (leaf beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1913. Fossil Coleoptera from the Wilson Ranch near Florissant, Colorado. Bulletins from the Laboratory of Natural History of the State University of Iowa 6(4):3-29
Belongs to Cryptocephalus according to H. F. Wickham 1913
Sister taxa: Cryptocephalus groehni, Cryptocephalus kheelorum, Cryptocephalus minusculus, Cryptocephalus pitoni, Cryptocephalus relictus, Cryptocephalus vetustus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wilson Ranch, Florissant, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large horizon in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wilson Ranch, Florissant
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