The First Fossil of Nossidiinae From Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)

The First Fossil of Nossidiinae From Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)

Ptiliidae is a group of distinctly miniaturized staphylinoid beetles with a scarce fossil record. Here, we report a new ptiliid genus and species, Crenossidium slipinskii Li, Newton and Cai gen. et sp. nov., from mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. Crenossidium can be attributed to the subfa...

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Main Authors: Yan-Da Li, Alfred F. Newton, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Ptiliidae
fossil
Burmese amber
Mesozoic
phylogeny
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.911512/full

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