Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus Mapalo et al. 2021 (water bear)

Eutardigrada - Parachela

Full reference: M. A. Mapalo, N. Robin, B. E. Boudinot, J. Ortega-Hernández, and P. Barden. 2021. A tardigrade in Dominican amber. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288(20211760)

Belongs to Paradoryphoribius according to M. A. Mapalo et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH DR-NJIT002. Its type locality is Dominican amber, La Cumbre (AMNH collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber, La Cumbre (AMNH collection)

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