†Geotrupes rottensis Statz 1952 (earth-boring dung beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Full reference: G. Statz. 1952. Fossile Mordellidae und Lamellicornia (Coleoptera) aus dem Oberoligozan von Rott. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 102:1-17
Belongs to Geotrupes according to G. Statz 1952
Sister taxa: Geotrupes atavus, Geotrupes germari, Geotrupes jiaoyanshanense, Geotrupes messelensis, Geotrupes vetustus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rott (Statz Collection)
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