†Calcitoryctes Krell 2011 (rhinoceras beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: F. T. Krell. 2011. Scarabaeidae, in Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna 535-548
Parent taxon: Dynastinae according to F. T. Krell 2011
Sister taxa: Cyclocephala, Ligyrus, Oryctini, Oryctoantiquus, Pentodon proserpinae, Pentodontini
Subtaxa: Calcitoryctes magnificus
Type: Calcitoryctes magnificus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Laetoli Locality 2 (Pliocene of Tanzania)
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