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Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus

Protozoa - Kinetoplastida - Trypanosomatidae

Taxonomy
Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus was named by Poinar (2008). Its type specimen is OSU B-D-47b, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin Amber (Poinar collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar. It is the type species of Paleotrypanosoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus Poinar p. 469 figs. 4-9

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
Eozoa
Euglenozoa
RankNameAuthor
orderKinetoplastidaHonigberg 1961
familyTrypanosomatidaeDoflein 1901
genusPaleotrypanosoma
speciesburmanicus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus (type locality: 104053)