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26 May 2022 Mesoceratocanthus Fossils from the Early Cretaceous of China Reinterpreted as the Earliest Passaloids (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
Yan-Da Li, Erik Tihelka, Christopher J. Marshall, David R. Maddison, Ming Bai, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai
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Abstract

The scarabaeoid beetle Mesoceratocanthus from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation was originally placed in the extant tribe Ivieolini (Hybosoridae). Our re-examination of the holotype and a new specimen demonstrates that Mesoceratocanthus does not possess the diagnostic characters of Ivieolini or Hybosoridae. Instead, it should be assigned to the passaloid lineage (Passalopalpidae + Passalidae) and appears closely related to the extinct family Passalopalpidae. The revised placement of Mesoceratocanthus further extends the earliest occurrence of the passaloid clade (∼125 Ma, Barremian to early Aptian).

El escarabajo scarabaeoideo Mesoceratocanthus de la Formación Yixian del Cretácico Inferior se asignó originalmente a la tribu existente Ivieolini (Hybosoridae). El nuevo examen del holotipo y de un nuevo espécimen demuestran que Mesoceratocanthus no posee los caracteres diagnósticos de Ivieolini o Hybosoridae. En cambio, debería asignarse al linaje passaloideo (Passalopalpidae + Passalidae) estando estrechamente relacionado con la familia extinta Passalopalpidae. La nueva asignación de Mesoceratocanthus cambia la primera aparición del clado passaloide (∼ 125 Ma, del Barremiano al Aptiano temprano).

Yan-Da Li, Erik Tihelka, Christopher J. Marshall, David R. Maddison, Ming Bai, Di-Ying Huang, and Chen-Yang Cai "Mesoceratocanthus Fossils from the Early Cretaceous of China Reinterpreted as the Earliest Passaloids (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)," Ameghiniana 59(3), 201-209, (26 May 2022). https://doi.org/10.5710/AMGH.26.04.2022.3502
Received: 24 February 2022; Accepted: 26 April 2022; Published: 26 May 2022
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China
China
Formación Yixian
Hybosoridae
Hybosoridae
Passalidae
Passalidae
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