†Beorn Cooper 1964 (water bear)
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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
Type: Beorn leggi
Distribution: found only at Cedar Lake (Legg collection) (Cretaceous of Manitoba)
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