†Microdiplatys oculatus Vishnyakova 1980 (earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Protodiplatyidae
Full reference: V. N. Vishnyakova. 1980. Earwigs (Insecta, Forficulida) from the Upper Jurassic of the Karatau range. Paleontological Journal 14(1):63-79
Belongs to Microdiplatys according to C. Y. Xing et al. 2016
See also Vishnyakova 1980
Sister taxa: Microdiplatys campodeiformis, Microdiplatys perfectus
Type specimen: PIN 2384/196, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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