†Paleoxyuris cockburni Hugot et al. 2014 (roundworm)
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Full reference: J. P. Hugot, S. L. Gardner, V. Borba, P. Araujo, D. Leles, A. A. S. Da-Rosa, J. Dutra, L. F. Ferreira, and A. Araújo. 2014. Discovery of a 240 million year old nematode parasite egg in a cynodont coprolite sheds light on the early origin of pinworms in vertebrates. Parasites and Vectors 7(486):1-8
Belongs to Paleoxyuris according to J. P. Hugot et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Oswaldo Cruz A-1578B, an egg. Its type locality is Sítio Cortado, RST 287 Highway, which is in a Ladinian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.
Distribution: found only at Sítio Cortado, RST 287 Highway
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