An enigmatic spiny harvestman from Baltic amber

A new harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Baltic amber (Palaeogene: Eocene; ca. 44–49 Ma) is described as Piankhi steineri n. gen., n. sp. This enigmatic fossil expresses long, slender pedipalps without a tarsal claw, which is characteristic for the suborder Dyspnoi. The chelicerae are notably en...

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Main Authors: J. A. Dunlop, C. Bartel, P. G. Mitov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:https://fr.pensoft.net/article/30458/download/pdf/