Khimaira is an extinct genus of Cretaceous tick found in Burmese amber from Myanmar, and the only member of the family Khimairidae. The genus only has one species, Khimaira fossus.[1] The genus was named after the chimera, a creature in Greek mythology.[2] The species, which is known from a juvenile (nymph) specimen, combines a soft body similar to those of argasid ticks with mouthparts more similar to those of hard-bodied ixodid ticks.[1] The discovery of Khimaira fossus represents a possible missing link between soft and hard bodied ticks.[3][1]
| Khimaira fossus Temporal range: mid-Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | †Khimairidae Chitimia-Dobler et al., 2022 |
| Genus: | †Khimaira Chitimia-Dobler et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †K. fossus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Khimaira fossus Chitimia-Dobler et al., 2024 | |
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