†Sinosilphia Hong and Wang 1990 (primitive carrion beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Agyrtidae
Full reference: Y. C. Hong and W. L. Wang. 1990. Fossil insects from the Laiyang Basin, Shandong Province. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Laiyang Basin, Shandong Province 44-189
Parent taxon: Agyrtidae according to O. D. Strelnikova et al. 2020
See also Hong and Wang 1990 and Newton 1997
Sister taxa: Agyrtinae, Eosilphites, Mesecanus, Necrophilinae, Ponomarenkia, Prosilpha, Pterolomatinae
Subtaxa: Sinosilphia punctata
Type: Sinosilphia punctata
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at 84GTN4, Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Cretaceous of China)
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