Biology:Sialomorpha
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Short description: Extinct genus of enigmatic invertebrates
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Incertae sedis/Panarthropoda |
| Family: | †Sialomorphidae Poinar & Nelson, 2019 |
| Genus: | †Sialomorpha Poinar & Nelson, 2019 |
| Species: | †S. dominicana
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| †Sialomorpha dominicana Poinar & Nelson, 2019
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Sialomorpha dominicana, also known as the mold pig, is a panarthropod genus of uncertain affinities discovered in 30-million year old Dominican amber by George Poinar at Oregon State University and Diane R. Nelson at East Tennessee University.[1][2] It was placed in a new genus and family (Sialomorphidae) unto itself, and appears to represent a new phylum. S. dominicana shares some resemblance to tardigrades and mites.[3] It is about 100 µm long and grew by molting its exoskeleton.[4] It was probably an omnivore, feeding on minute invertebrates and fungi, including mold.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poinar, George; Nelson, Diane R. (September 28, 2019). "A new microinvertebrate with features of mites and tardigrades in Dominican amber". Invertebrate Biology 138 (4). doi:10.1111/ivb.12265. ISSN 1077-8306. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ivb.12265.
- ↑ Dvorsky, George (October 9, 2019). "You've Heard Of Water Bears, But How About These Ancient Mould Pigs?". Gizmodo. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/10/youve-heard-of-water-bears-but-how-about-these-ancient-mold-pigs/. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ Irving, Michael (October 8, 2019). "Newly discovered "mold pigs" don't fit into any known animal group". New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/science/mold-pigs-new-species-amber/. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ News Staff (October 9, 2019). "Mold Pigs: Strange Creatures with Features of Mites and Tardigrades Found in Amber". Sci News. http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/mold-pigs-07677.html. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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