Milnesium swolenskyi

Milnesium swolenskyi
Temporal range: Late Turonian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Apochela
Family: Milnesiidae
Genus: Milnesium
Species:
†M. swolenskyi
Binomial name
†Milnesium swolenskyi
Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000

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

  1. ^ "Milnesium swolenskyi". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. ^ Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S.; Engel, Michael S. (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.
  3. ^ "†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000 (water bear)". PBDB.
  4. ^ "Worlds Oldest Tardigrade Found In New Jersey - tardigrade.us" (PDF). Tardigrade US.
  5. ^ Penney, David (2010). Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits. Siri Scientific Press. ISBN 978-0-9558636-4-6.

Literature

  1. 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
  2. Penney D. Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits, Siri Scientific Press, 2010 - 304 pp.


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