†Chauliognathus koonwarra Fanti 2022 (soldier beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Full reference: F. Fanti. 2022. Taxonomical notes on some fossil soldier beetles (Cantharidae). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 22:319-325
Belongs to Chauliognathus according to F. Fanti 2025
See also Fanti 2022
Sister taxon: Chauliognathus pristinus
Type specimen: NMVP103331, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is NMVPL425, Koonwarra, which is in an Aptian pond claystone/siltstone in Australia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at NMVPL425, Koonwarra
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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