†Cretomelolontha transbaikalica Nikolajev 1998 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 1998. Pleurostict lamellicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 32:513-520
Belongs to Cretomelolontha according to G. V. Nikolajev 2007
See also Nikolajev 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3064/7156, 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:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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