Milnesium swolenskyi
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Milnesium swolenskyi Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Apochela |
Family: | Milnesiidae |
Genus: | Milnesium |
Species: | †M. swolenskyi
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Binomial name | |
†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000
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Milnesium swolenskyi is a species of tardigrade from the Cretaceous period.[1] It, Beorn and Paradoryphoribius are the only known tardigrade genera in the fossil record.[2] The type specimen AMNH NJ-796 was found in Turonian New Jersey amber, from about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago (mya).[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Milnesium swolenskyi". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S.; Engel, Michael S. (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.
- ^ "†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000 (water bear)". PBDB.
- ^ "Worlds Oldest Tardigrade Found In New Jersey - tardigrade.us" (PDF). Tardigrade US.
- ^ Penney, David (2010). Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits. Siri Scientific Press. ISBN 978-0-9558636-4-6.
Literature
- Guidetti R, Bertolani R (2005) Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa and a list of characters for their identification. Zootaxa 845: 1-46
- Penney D. Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits, Siri Scientific Press, 2010 - 304 pp.Error: "Q2851112" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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