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The oldest beetle of the Euaesthetinae (Staphylinidae) from Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber

Journal

CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 207-211

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2004.11.015

Keywords

Insecta; Staphylinidae; Euaesthetinae; Libanoeuaesthetus; new genus; new species; Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous

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Libanoeuaesthetus gen. et sp. nov. is described from Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber. This new taxon is the first known fossil Euaesthetinae, supporting the hypothesis of an early diversification of the modern staphylinid lineages during the early Mesozoic. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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