The oldest representative of the tribe Paederini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber
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Gerke, Yamamoto and Żyła describe Cretobius fangornis, a new genus and species from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. The fossil is the first formally described Paederini and Cryptobiina from this deposit and contributes evidence about the humid tropical amber-forest environment.
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Country: Myanmar
Reported localities: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, Amber mine near Noije Bum Village, Tanai Township, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Fossil provenance: Kachin amber, mid-Cretaceous (Upper Albian–Lower Cenomanian)
Work type: taxonomic article, new genus, new species, fossil description
Keywords: Paederini, Cryptobiina, Burmese amber, New genus and species
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