Sphaerius martini
| Sphaerius martini Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Sphaeriusidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerius |
| Species: | †S. martini
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| Binomial name | |
| †Sphaerius martini Li and Cai, 2023[2]
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Sphaerius martini is an extinct species of beetle in the family Sphaeriusidae that lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.[1][2] The holotype measures about 0.6 mm (0.024 in) in length and 0.44 mm (0.017 in) in width.[2]
Distribution
Sphaerius martini is known from fossilised specimens found in Burmese amber.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "†Sphaerius martini Li and Cai 2023". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Li, Yan-Da; Ślipiński, Adam; Huang, Di-Ying & Cai, Chen-Yang (11 January 2023). "New fossils of Sphaeriusidae from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber revealed by confocal microscopy (Coleoptera: Myxophaga)". Frontiers in Earth Science. 10. Bibcode:2023FrEaS..10.1573L. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.901573.