Prophaenognatha robusta gen.et sp.nov.(Scarabaeoidea:Scarabaeidae:Aclopinae),the best-preserved aclopine fossil so far,is described and illustrated from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of the Jeho...Prophaenognatha robusta gen.et sp.nov.(Scarabaeoidea:Scarabaeidae:Aclopinae),the best-preserved aclopine fossil so far,is described and illustrated from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of the Jehol Biota,western Liaoning Province,NE China.The key to extinct and extant genera of Aclopinae is given and the monophyly of extant and fossil Aclopinae lineages is supported by five character states.The new taxon provides evidence about the evolution of Scarabaeoidea with its phylogenetic pos...展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No. 2011CB302102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.30900144,31071964,40872022 and 31010103913)+2 种基金the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.KSCX2-EW-G-4, KSCX2-EW-Z-8 and KSCX3-IOZ-1004)the Scientific Research Key Program(KZ200910028005)the PHR20090509,201107120 Project of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education
文摘Prophaenognatha robusta gen.et sp.nov.(Scarabaeoidea:Scarabaeidae:Aclopinae),the best-preserved aclopine fossil so far,is described and illustrated from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of the Jehol Biota,western Liaoning Province,NE China.The key to extinct and extant genera of Aclopinae is given and the monophyly of extant and fossil Aclopinae lineages is supported by five character states.The new taxon provides evidence about the evolution of Scarabaeoidea with its phylogenetic pos...
