Genus
† Cretolepinotus Cockx, McKellar, Tappert, Vavrek & Muehlenbachs, 2020
Type
Nomenclature (1)
- † Cretolepinotus Cockx, McKellar, Tappert, Vavrek & Muehlenbachs, 2020: 382. (fossil)
type species by original designation † Cretolepinotus tankei Cockx, McKellar, Tappert, Vavrek & Muehlenbachs, 2020
Nomenclature references (1)
- Cockx, P., McKellar, R.C., Tappert, R., Vavrek, M. & Muehlenbachs, K. (2020) Bonebed amber as a new source of paleontological data: The case of the Pipestone Creek deposit (Upper Cretaceous), Alberta, Canada. Gondwana Research, 81, 378–389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2019.12.005
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The combination refers to the Cretaceous age of the specimen (Latin, cretaceus), and the similarity to the extant genus Lepinotus.