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Scelocopris
Taxonomy
Scelocopris was named by Zhang (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Scelocopris enertheus.
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Zhang (1989); to Scarabaeinae by Krell (2000); and to Scarabaeoidea by Tarasov et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Zhang (1989); to Scarabaeinae by Krell (2000); and to Scarabaeoidea by Tarasov et al. (2016).
Species
S. enertheus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Scelocopris Zhang p. 425 |
| 2000 | Scelocopris Krell p. 880 |
| 2016 | Scelocopris Tarasov et al. p. 24 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | S. enertheus (128552) |