Reinterpretation of “Oxyporus” impressus Piton, 1940 from the Paleocene of Menat, France with the description of Menatomium gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)
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Jenkins Shaw, Kappel Hansen and Solodovnikov reinterpret the Paleocene fossil formerly known as Oxyporus impressus, establish the genus Menatomium and place the new combination Menatomium impressus in Syntomiini. The record also represents its Middle Paleocene provenance in the Menat Basin of France.
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Biogeographic region: Palaearctic region
Country: France
Reported locality: Menat Basin, France
Fossil provenance: Middle Paleocene, Menat Basin, France
Work type: taxonomy, new genus, new combination, palaeoentomology
Keywords: Menat, Staphylinidae, Paleocene, Oxytelinae, Coleoptera, RTI
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