†Karatina explorans Krzemińska et al. 2009 (winter crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Trichoceridae
Full reference: E. Krzemińska, W. Krzemiński, C. Dahl and E. Lukashevich. 2009. Taxonomic names. Monograph of Fossil Trichoceridae (Diptera): Over 180 Million Years of Evolution 1-171
Belongs to Karatina according to E. Krzemińska et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Karatina longipes, Karatina pellita
Type specimen: PIN 1668/2176, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1668), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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