A new species of the elaterid genus Cryptocoelus Dolin and Nel, 2002 from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in the western Liaoning, China is described. Diagnosis of the genus is revised, and the systematic position of the genus is briefly discussed. Because the elaterids originated in the Early to Mid-Jurassic, this new material from the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous will enhance our understanding of the transition between ancient elaterids and extant ones, bridge the gap of cryptic relationships between the Mesozoic cupedids and elaterids, and expand our knowledge of their evolutionary history.
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机译:CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY OF A SCAPHOGNATHUS-LIKE PTEROSAUR, JIANCHANGNATHUS ROBUSTUS, BASED ON A NEW FOSSIL FROM THE TIAOJISHAN FORMATION OF WESTERN LIAONING, CHINA