Archaeosoma Zhang 1994 (earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera

Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1994. Discovery of primitive fossil earwigs (Insecta) from Late Jurassic of Laiyang, Shandong and its significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 33:229-245

Parent taxon: Eodermaptera according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2004

See also Zhang 1994

Sister taxa: Bellodermatidae, Semenoviolidae, Semenovioloidea, Turanodermidae

Subtaxa: Archaeosoma serratum

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Type: Archaeosoma serratum

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Mus.) (Cretaceous of China)

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