Paracupes svitkoi [Coleoptera: Cupedidae], a new species from the Cretaceous of New Jersey

• Autorzy: Lubkin S H
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Paracupes svitkoi is a new species based on a single specimen from the Raritan Formation of the Cretaceous of New Jersey. The fossil, a well-preserved, charcoalified head, is the first fossil member of the genus Paracupes KOLBE, 1898. It is very similar to the modern species in the genus.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fossil beetle; Turonian; Archostemata; Raritan Formation; Cretaceous; Late Cretaceous; Paracupes svitkoi; beetle; New Jersey; new species; Coleoptera; Cupedidae

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 46
• Numer: Suppl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.189-194,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Lubkin S H

• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA

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