Title of article
A new fossil species of oribatid mite, Ametroproctus valeriae sp. nov. (Acariformes, Oribatida, Ametroproctidae), from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just, Teruel Province, Spain
Author/Authors
Arillo، نويسنده , , Antonio and Subيas، نويسنده , , Luis S. and Shtanchaeva، نويسنده , , Umukusum، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
3
From page
322
To page
324
Abstract
A new fossil species of oribatid mite, Ametroproctus valeriae sp. nov., belonging to the family Ametroproctidae is described. The new species is preserved in a piece of amber from the San Just outcrop in Teruel Province, Spain, which is believed to be Albian in age. Comparison is made between the new species and extant species of the family.
Keywords
Mites , Oribatida , Lower cretaceous amber , Ametroproctidae , San just , Spain
Journal title
Cretaceous Research
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Cretaceous Research
Record number
2303095
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