First fossil record of the pseudoscorpion family Pseudochiridiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethi, Cheiridioidea) from Dominican amber

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1393, 2007, Pages 45-51

  Judson, Mark L I ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dominican amber; Fossils; Miocene; Pseudoscorpions; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; CHEIRIDIOIDEA; PSEUDOCHIRIDIIDAE; PSEUDOCHIRIDIUM; PSEUDOCHIRIDIUM INSULAE; PSEUDOSCORPIONES;

EID: 33846663465     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1393.1.5     Document Type: Article

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