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Dorcus
Taxonomy
Dorcus was named by MacLeay (1819). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lucanini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Lucanini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Dorcus MacLeay |
| 2011 | Dorcus Bouchard et al. |
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G. Dorcus MacLeay 1819
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Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus 1758
†Dorcus primigenius Deichmüller 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 11 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 48.60000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | D. sp. (120798) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Czech Republic | D. primigenius (138883) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | D. parallelipipedus (168265 168267) |