ammonites
Abscondus similis Tikhomirova 1968 (rove beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Full reference: A. L. Tikhomirova. 1968. Zhuki-Stafilinidy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) [Jurassic Staphylinid beetles from Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 139-154

Belongs to Abscondus according to A. L. Tikhomirova 1968

Sister taxon: Abscondus regularis

Type specimen: PIN 2066/2895, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2066), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakstan.

Ecology:

Average measurements (in mm): body 5.50 x 1.20