Milnesium swolenskyi
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| Milnesium swolenskyi Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Apochela |
| Family: | Milnesiidae |
| Genus: | Milnesium |
| Species: | †M. swolenskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000 | |
Milnesium swolenskyi is a species of tardigrade from the Cretaceous period.[1] It, Beorn and Paradoryphoribius are the only known tardigrade genera in the fossil record.[2] The type specimen AMNH NJ-796 was found in Turonian New Jersey amber, from about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago (mya).[3][4][5]
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