†Ornithodoros antiquus Poinar 1995 (soft tick)
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Arachnida - Parasitiformes - Argasidae
Full reference: G. O. Poinar. 1995. First fossil soft ticks, Ornithodoros antiquus n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae) in Dominican amber with evidence of their mammalian host. Experientia 51:384-387
Belongs to Ornithodoros according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Poinar 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (Work amber collection, Ashland), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Work amber collection, Ashland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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