| Prototrox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Trogidae |
| Subfamily: | †Prototroginae |
| Genus: | †Prototrox |
| Species: | †Prototrox transbaikalicus Nikolajev, 2000 |
Prototrox transbaikalicus is an extinct, fossil species of hide beetle that lived in modern-day regions of Mongolia and Transbaikalia during the Lower Cretaceous. P. transbaikalicus is the only species of both the genus Prototrox and the subfamily Prototroginae.
References
- Nikolajev, G. V. (2000). "A New Subfamily of Lamellicorn Beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia and Mongolia, and Its Position within the Superfamily" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 34 (4): 63–66.
- "Prototrox". Animal Diversity Web.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Prototrox transbaikalicus | |
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