New species of fossil oribatid mites (Acariformes, Oribatida), from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Spain
Abstract
Mites are relatively common and diverse in fossiliferous ambers, but remain essentially unstudied. Here, we report on five new oribatid fossil species from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber, including representatives of three superfamilies, and five families of the Oribatida. Hypovertex hispanicus sp. nov. and Tenuelamellarea estefaniae sp. nov. are described from amber pieces discovered in the San Just outcrop (Teruel Province). This is the first...
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Title
New species of fossil oribatid mites (Acariformes, Oribatida), from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Spain
Published Date
Aug 1, 2016
Journal
Volume
63
Pages
68 - 76
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