Palaeodytes is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:
- Palaeodytes baissiensis <small>Prokin, Petrov, Wang & Ponomarenko, 2013</small> Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Palaeodytes gutta <small>Ponomarenko, 1987</small> Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
- Palaeodytes sibiricus <small>Ponomarenko, 1987</small> Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
The species "Palaeodytes" incompletus <small>Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005</small> â described from Durlston Formation, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) â does not belong in Palaeodytes, but to an undescribed genus.
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