Milnesium swolenskyi

Milnesium swolenskyi is a species of tardigrade from the Cretaceous period.^[1] It, Beorn and Paradoryphoribius are the only known tardigrade genera in the fossil record.^[2] The type specimen AMNH NJ-796 was found in Turonian New Jersey amber, from about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago (mya).^[3][4][5]

Milnesium swolenskyi Temporal range: Late Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Eutardigrada
Order:	Apochela
Family:	Milnesiidae
Genus:	Milnesium
Species:	†M. swolenskyi
Binomial name
†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000

References

1. "Milnesium swolenskyi". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
2. Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S.; Engel, Michael S. (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.
3. "†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000 (water bear)". PBDB.
4. "Worlds Oldest Tardigrade Found In New Jersey - tardigrade.us" (PDF). Tardigrade US.
5. Penney, David (2010). Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits. Siri Scientific Press. ISBN 978-0-9558636-4-6.

Literature

1. Guidetti R, Bertolani R (2005) Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa and a list of characters for their identification. Zootaxa 845: 1-46
2. Penney D. Biodiversity of Fossils in Amber from the Major World Deposits, Siri Scientific Press, 2010 - 304 pp.