Beorn (genus)
| Beorn leggi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Parachaela |
| Family: | Beornidae |
| Genus: | Beorn Cooper, 1964 |
| Species: | B. leggi |
| Binomial name | |
| Beorn leggi Cooper, 1964 | |
Beorn leggi is an extinct species of tardigrades, and the first fossil tardigrade discovered, described in 1964 from Cretaceous amber. It is the only species in the genus Beorn, and family Beornidae.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Cooper, Kenneth W. (1964). "The First Fossil Tardigrade: Beorn Leggi Cooper, From Cretaceous Amber". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 71 (2): 41–48. doi:10.1155/1964/48418.
- ↑ James H. Thorp; D. Christopher Rogers (6 September 2014). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Ecology and General Biology. Elsevier. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-12-385027-0.
- ↑ Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Magnolia Press. 2011. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-86977-849-1.
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