†Alloioscarabaeus cheni Bai et al. 2012 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Alloioscarabaeidae
Full reference: M. Bai, D. Ren, and X. K. Yang. 2012. Taxonomic names, in New fossil evidence of the early diversification of scarabs: Alloioscarabaeus cheni (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Insect Science 19:159-171
Belongs to Alloioscarabaeus according to M. Bai et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-COL-NN2010603, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2010 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2010 collection)
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