Cretomorgus ikhbogdensis explained

Cretomorgus ikhbogdensis is an extinct, fossil species of hide beetle that lived in modern-day Mongolia during the Lower Cretaceous, approximately 112 million years ago, making it the earliest preserved species of the subfamily Omorginae.^[1] C. ikhbogdensis is the sole species of the genus Cretomorgus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Nikolajev. G. V.. 2009-01-01. A new genus and species of the family Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 5. 2. en. 179–182. 10.23885/1814-3326-2009-5-2-179-182. free.
2. Web site: Omorginae . BioLib.