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Dyschiriomimus

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Dyschiriomimus
Temporal range: 38–33.9 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Scaritinae
Tribe: Dyschiriini
Genus: Dyschiriomimus
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1960
Species:
D. stackelbergi
Binomial name
Dyschiriomimus stackelbergi
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1960

Dyschiriomimus is an extinct genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Dyschiriomimus stackelbergi, discovered in Baltic amber in Lithuania. Fossils of this beetle have been dated from 38 to 33.9 million years ago.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Dyschiriomimus Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1960". Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. ^ "The Paleobiology Database, genus Dyschiriomimus". Retrieved 2024-09-24.