†Mesocoprophilus clavatus Cai and Huang 2013 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: C. Y. Cai and D. Y. Huang. 2013. Mesocoprophilus clavatus, a new oxyteline rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China. Insect Systematics & Evolution 44:213-220
Belongs to Mesocoprophilus according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2016
See also Cai and Huang 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 153703, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
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