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These fossilized specimens serve as important resources for paleontologists and biologists, offering a window into the ancient past and shedding light on the evolutionary trajectories of terrestrial arthropods. |
These fossilized specimens serve as important resources for paleontologists and biologists, offering a window into the ancient past and shedding light on the evolutionary trajectories of terrestrial arthropods. |
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[[File:Cretalepisma.jpg|thumb|Cretalepisma in amber.]] |
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| Cretalepisma Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zygentoma |
| Family: | Lepismatidae |
| Genus: | †Cretalepisma Mendes & Wunderlich, 2013 |
| Species: | †C. kachinicum
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| †Cretalepisma kachinicum Mendes & Wunderlich, 2013
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The genus Cretalepisma is a Cretaceous-aged insect. This individual, like its modern counterparts, exhibits the characteristic elongated body and distinct bristly appendages that have remained relatively unchanged since their appearance in the Devonian period.[1]
The Archaeognatha, commonly known as Bristletails, represented a diverse and ancient group of wingless insects that inhabited various ecosystems throughout Earth's history, and still live to the present day. The plaque of amber, (photo shown) unearthed from the prolific deposits of Burmite in present-day Myanmar (formerly Burma), shows many interesting information about the origin of bristletails.
Accompanying the Archaeognathan specimen are two additional inhabitants of the ancient ecosystem: a 4 mm cockroach nymph and a diminutive 1 mm beetle. This co-preservation of multiple species within a single amber inclusion provides important information about the paleoecological interactions and diversity of life during the Mesozoic era.
The discovery of Archaeognathan specimens preserved in Burmite amber adds to the growing body of evidence documenting the longevity and stability of the bristletail. Despite undergoing significant geological and environmental changes over time, the basic body plan and ecological roles of bristletails have persisted and have been relatively unchanged.
These fossilized specimens serve as important resources for paleontologists and biologists, offering a window into the ancient past and shedding light on the evolutionary trajectories of terrestrial arthropods.
References
- ^ "Cretalepisma Mendes & Wunderlich, 2013". Retrieved April 25, 2024.
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