''Paratrox medvedevi'' is an extinct, fossil species of

hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera. Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Thei ...

that lived in modern-day Mongolia around 125 to 113 million years ago, during the

Lower Cretaceous Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eight ...

. ''P. medvedevi'' is the only species of the genus ''Paratrox''.

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† Fossil taxa described in 2009 Prehistoric beetles {{Trogidae-stub