†Sinoprotodiplatys ellipsoideuata Xing et al. 2016 (earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Protodiplatyidae
Full reference: C. Y. Xing, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2016. Taxonomic names, in New protodiplatyids (Insecta: Dermaptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of northeastern China. Cretaceous Research 64:59-66
Belongs to Sinoprotodiplatys according to C. Y. Xing et al. 2016
See also Xing et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Sinoprotodiplatys zhangi
Type specimen: CNU-DER-LB2015003, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2015 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2015 collection
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