Full reference: M. F. A. Santos, I. Mattos, J. R. M. Mermudes, S. M. Scheler, and P. Reyes-Castillo. 2020. A new passalid fossil (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Santana Formation (Crato Member, Lower Cretaceous), Araripe basin, NE Brazil: paleoecologic and paleobiogeographic implications. Cretaceous Research 118(104664)
Parent taxon: Polyphaga according to J. Batelka et al. 2025
See also Allsopp and Schoolmeesters 2026 and Santos et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Agyrtes primoticus, Angarolarva, Bostrichiformia, Bostrychiformia, Clambiformia, Cryptophagites, Cucujiformia, Derodontiformia, Elateriformia, Elmadulescens, Escheria crassipunctata, Escheria dimidiata, Escheria punctulata, Eucinetiformia, Jingxidiscus, Jurodidae, Larvula, Lasiosynidae, Limnius perrini, Malachius vertummni, Melanocantharis, Mesosperchus notatus, Mormolucoides, Nosodendriformia, Plastelater, Polysitum, Potamophilites, Protopassalini, Ranis, Rhinorhipiformia, Rhysopsalis, Scirtiformia, Sphaerocantharis, Staphyliniformia, Syntomopterus, Tomocoleites, Troglops punctatissima
Subtaxa: Protopassalus araripensis
Type: Protopassalus araripensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato (MN-UFRJ collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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