Biology:Milnesium swolenskyi
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Short description: Species of tardigrade
| Milnesium swolenskyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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". http://www.marinespecies.org/tardigrada/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955613.
- ↑ Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S.; Engel, Michael S. (2005-05-16) (in en). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ql6Jl6wKb88C&q=Milnesium+swolenskyi&pg=PA96.
- ↑ "†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000 (water bear)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=227187&is_real_user=1.
- ↑ "Worlds Oldest Tardigrade Found In New Jersey - tardigrade.us". http://www.tardigrade.us/Tardigrade%20Found%20in%20Amber.pdf.
- ↑ Penney, David (2010) (in en). Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits. Siri Scientific Press. ISBN 978-0-9558636-4-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=YIb0_tXhT_4C&q=Milnesium+swolenskyi&pg=PA175.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2851112 entry
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