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Baissogyrus

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Baissogyrus savilovi
Temporal range: Aptian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Gyrinidae
Subfamily: Heterogyrinae
Genus: Baissogyrus
Ponomarenko, 1973
Species:
B. savilovi
Binomial name
Baissogyrus savilovi
Ponomarenko, 1973

Baissogyrus savilovi is an extinct species of fossil beetle in the family Gyrinidae, the only species in the genus Baissogyrus.[1] It is named after the Baissa locality of the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Zaza Formation, in Buryatia, Russia, where it was found.

References

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  1. ^ Gyrinidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 9 May 2012.