Sphaerius martini

Sphaerius martini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Sphaeriusidae
Genus: Sphaerius
Species:
†S. martini
Binomial name
†Sphaerius martini
Li and Cai, 2023[2]

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

  1. ^ a b c "†Sphaerius martini Li and Cai 2023". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ^ 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.


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