†Saurophthirus laevigatus Zhang et al. 2020 (flea)
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Insecta - Siphonaptera - Saurophthiridae
Full reference: Y. J. Zhang, C. K. Shih, A. P. Rasnitsyn and T. P. Gao. 2020. Taxonomic names, in A new Early Cretaceous flea from China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65:99-107
Belongs to Saurophthirus according to Y. J. Zhang et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Saurophthirus exquisitus, Saurophthirus longipes
Type specimen: CNU-SIP-LL2015001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan City (CNU collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan City (CNU collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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