Inclusion(s):

†Mesokanidae Mesokanus sp. – Harvestman (Weberknecht)

Collection Number:

KA103/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length: 2.5 mm, including legs: 5 mm

Amber Size:

41 x 31 x 8 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Remarks:

Harvestman of the extinct family †Mesokanidae known from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Members of this group belonged to the suborder Laniatores, a lineage of harvestmen that typically lived on the forest floor where they hunted small arthropods or scavenged organic material.

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Inclusion(s):

†Mesokanidae Mesokanus sp. – Harvestman (Weberknecht)

Collection Number:

KA103/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length: 2.5 mm, including legs: 5 mm

Amber Size:

41 x 31 x 8 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Harvestman of the extinct family †Mesokanidae known from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Members of this group belonged to the suborder Laniatores, a lineage of harvestmen that typically lived on the forest floor where they hunted small arthropods or scavenged organic material.