Deinocroton
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Deinocroton is an extinct genus of tick. It is known from two species found in Burmese amber, dating to the earliest part of the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, around 99 million years ago. Amongst the oldest ticks known, it is distinct from the main two living families of ticks, Ixodidae (hard bodied) and Argasidae (soft bodied), as well as Nuttalliella, and has been placed in the monotypic family Deinocrotonidae.
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Deinocroton | |
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Views of male (top, mid) and engorged female (bottom) of D. draculi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | †Deinocrotonidae Peñalver, Arillo, Anderson and Pérez-de la Fuente, 2017 |
Genus: | †Deinocroton Peñalver, Arillo, Anderson and Pérez-de la Fuente, 2017 |
Type species | |
Deinocroton draculi Peñalver, Arillo, Anderson and Pérez-de la Fuente, 2017 | |
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