A new whip spider (Arachnida: Amblypygi) in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber

A new genus and species of fossil whip spider (Chelicerata: Amblypygi), Burmacharon dunlopi gen. et sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber of Myanmar. The new genus can be distinguished from the genus Kronocharon by the anterior margin of the carapace being slightly procur...

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Published inCretaceous research Vol. 116; p. 104596
Main Authors Hu, Xueying, Lei, Xiaojie, Luo, Cihang, Jarzembowski, E.A., Wang, Bo, Xiao, Chuantao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
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Amblypygi
Myanmar
New genus
New species
Taxonomy
Myanmar
Amblypygi
New genus
New species
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new genus and species of fossil whip spider (Chelicerata: Amblypygi), Burmacharon dunlopi gen. et sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber of Myanmar. The new genus can be distinguished from the genus Kronocharon by the anterior margin of the carapace being slightly procurved (projected forwards and slightly rounded), and the opisthosoma is rather elongate, almost twice as long as wide. Burmacharon dunlopi is the fourth species of Cretaceous amber whip spider. Our find adds some novel information to the knowledge of the morphological and taxonomic palaeodiversity of Mesozoic whip spiders.
ISSN:0195-6671
1095-998X
DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104596