Baissogyrus
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.
| Baissogyrus savilovi Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
References
- Gyrinidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 9 May 2012.
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