†Cretosaja Sohn and Nam 2021 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: J. C. Sohn and G. S. Nam. 2021. New fossil genus and species of carrion beetle (Coleoptera, Silphidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Jinju Formation, South Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 24:584-587
Parent taxon: Nicrophorini according to C. Cai 2025
See also Sohn and Nam 2021
Sister taxa: Nicrophorus, Palaeosilpha, Paracretosaja, Ptomascopus
Subtaxa: Cretosaja jinjuensis Cretosaja thayerae
Type: Cretosaja jinjuensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), South Korea (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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