†Sinochaetodus tridentatus Lu et al. 2018 (scavenger scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hybosoridae
Full reference: Y. Y. Lu, M. Bai, D. Ren and X. K. Yang. 2018. Taxonomic names, in New Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, western Liaoning Province, China: elucidating the systematics of Mesozoic Hybosoridae. Cretaceous Research 86:53-59
Belongs to Sinochaetodus according to Y. Y. Lu et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB016002, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2016 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2016 collection
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