†Immensmaris chewbaccei Dunlop et al. 2018 (mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Smarididae
Full reference: J. A. Dunlop, K. Frahnert, and J. Makol. 2018. A giant mite in Cretaceous Burmese amber. Fossil Record 21:285-290
Belongs to Immensmaris according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MfN MB.A.4267, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (MfN collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (MfN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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