A new species of fossil Oribatid mite (Acariformes, Oribatida: Caleremaeidae) from a new Cretaceous amber outcrop in Asturias, Spain
Abstract
We describe the first bioinclusion found in a new Cretaceous amber outcrop, called La Rodada, in the Province of Asturias (North of Spain). It represents the first fossil record of the genus Epieremulus Berlese, 1916 (Acariformes, Oribatida, Caleremaeidae). A new species, Epieremulus sidorchukae, is described and a comparison with extant species of the genus Epieremulus and notes on their biogeography are provided.
- Publication:
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Cretaceous Research
- Pub Date:
- May 2020
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2020CrRes.10904382A
- Keywords:
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- Mites;
- Oribatida;
- Caleremaeidae;
- Epieremulus;
- Cretaceous;
- Asturian amber;
- Spain