†Trigonorhinus pristinus Scudder 1876 (fungus weevil)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthribidae
Alternative combination: Brachytarsus pristinus
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1876. Fossil Coleoptera from the Rocky Mountain Tertiaries. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 2(1):77-87
Belongs to Trigonorhinus according to A. A. Legalov 2015
See also Scudder 1876, Scudder 1878, Scudder 1890 and Scudder 1893
Sister taxon: Trigonorhinus sordidus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Petrified fish cut (Richardson Coll), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Petrified fish cut (Richardson Coll)
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