†Geotrupes vetustus Germar 1837 (earth-boring dung beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1837. Insectorum protogaeae specimen sistens insecta carbonum fossilium. Fauna Insectorum Europae 19
Belongs to Geotrupes according to E. F. Germar 1837
Sister taxa: Geotrupes atavus, Geotrupes germari, Geotrupes jiaoyanshanense, Geotrupes messelensis, Geotrupes rottensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Orsberg (Goldfuss Bonn collection), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Orsberg (Goldfuss Bonn collection)
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