Biology:Palaeodytes

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Palaeodytes
Temporal range: Oxfordian–Aptian
Scientific classification e
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Incertae sedis/Dytiscidae
Genus: Palaeodytes
Ponomarenko, 1987

Palaeodytes is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:[1][2]

  • Palaeodytes baissiensis Prokin, Petrov, Wang & Ponomarenko, 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
  • Palaeodytes gutta Ponomarenko, 1987 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
  • Palaeodytes sibiricus Ponomarenko, 1987 Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

The species "Palaeodytes" incompletus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005 – described from Durlston Formation, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) – does not belong in Palaeodytes, but to an undescribed genus.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q669763 entry