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Microdecemplicidae
Description | Microdecemplex rolfei is the only known species of the extinct, small-bodied millipede order Microdecemplicida, a member of the extinct subclass Arthropleuridea. Fossils, measuring less than 10 mm in length, are known from the Panther Mountain Formation of New York State, dating to the Middle Devonian. This species apparently lacks antennae and shows sexual dimorphism in its hind legs, which may be similar in function to the telopods of male living pill-millipedes that are used to grasp females during mating. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdecemplicidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||
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Rank | family | |||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Microdecemplicidae | |||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||
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Scientific Name | Microdecemplicidae | |||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdecemplicidae |
References
Wilson (2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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