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1 November 2017 A review of Burmese amber arachnids
Paul A. Selden, Dong Ren
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Abstract

Fossils from the mid-Cretaceous (c. 99 Ma) Myanmar (Burma) amber include all extant orders of Arachnida, including the earliest representatives of Schizomida, Parasitiformes, and Palpigradi. Schizomids are figured from Burmese amber herein for the first time. The most abundant and diverse arachnid order is the Araneae, with 38 families, 93 genera, and 165 species recorded to date. The araneofauna is dominated by haplogynes and palpimanoids, whilst araneoids are rare and members of the RTA clade absent. The arachnofauna is typical of a tropical rainforest habitat, which concurs with evidence from other Burmese amber biota.

Paul A. Selden and Dong Ren "A review of Burmese amber arachnids," The Journal of Arachnology 45(3), 324-343, (1 November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-17-029
Received: 15 April 2017; Published: 1 November 2017
KEYWORDS
Burmite
Cenomanian
Cretaceous
Mesozoic
Myanmar
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