Title | A new fossil silverfish (Zygentoma: Insecta) in Mesozoic Burmese amber |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Mendes, LF, Poinar, GO |
Journal | European Journal of Soil Biology |
Volume | 44 |
Pagination | 491-494 |
Type of Article | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1164-5563 |
Abstract | Two fossil silverfish preserved in Burmese amber (dated from the Cretaceous: Upper Albian, 100-110 MY) are described in the new genus and species Burmalepisma cretacicum (Lepismatidae: Lepismatinae). The fossil species is characterized mainly by its chaetotaxy. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. |
URL | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000261882100008 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.07.009 |