Cretodytes is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Cretodytes incertus Prokin, Petrov, Wang & Ponomarenko, 2013 Doronino Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
- Cretodytes latipes Ponomarenko, 1977 Kzyl-Zhar, Kazakhstan, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
Cretodytes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Cretodytes Ponomarenko, 1977 |
References
edit- ^ Prokin, A.A.; Petrov, P.N.; Wang, B.; Ponomarenko, A.G. (2013). "New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3666 (2): 137–159. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.2. PMID 26217842.