Fossil harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) from Bitterfeld amber

Fossil harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Dyspnoi and Eupnoi) are described from Bitterfeld amber, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. The exact age of this amber has been in dispute, but recent work suggests it is youngest Palaeogene (Oligocene: Chattian)...

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Main Authors: Jason Dunlop, Plamen Mitov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2024