Beorn Cooper 1964 (water bear)

Eutardigrada - Parachela - Hypsibiidae

Full reference: K. W. Cooper. 1964. The first fossil tardigrade: Beorn leggi Cooper, from Cretaceous amber. Psyche 71:41-48

Parent taxon: Hypsibiidae according to M. A. Mapalo et al. 2024

See also Cooper 1964

Sister taxon: Hypsibius

Subtaxa: Beorn leggi

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Type: Beorn leggi

Distribution: found only at Cedar Lake (Legg collection) (Cretaceous of Manitoba)

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