†Cretoquadratus fossilis Yamamoto 2019
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lymexylidae
Alternative combination: Raractocetus fossilis
Synonym: Cretoquadratus engeli Chen 2019
Full reference: S. Yamamoto. 2019. Fossil evidence of elytra reduction in ship-timber beetles. Scientific Reports 9(4938):1-10
Belongs to Cretoquadratus according to Y. D. Li et al. 2022
See also Chen 2019 and Yamamoto 2019
Sister taxa: Cretoquadratus balticus, Cretoquadratus extinctus, Cretoquadratus sverlilo
Type specimens:
- Cretoquadratus fossilis: FMNHINS-3965990, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (FMNH coll), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
- Cretoquadratus engeli: CSCLRCAB10140, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CSCLR collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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