The first Mesozoic pseudoscorpion, from Cretaceous Canadian amber

34 4 Tue, 01/01/1991 - 12:00 November 971 976

SCHAWALLER, W. 1991. The first Mesozoic pseudoscorpion, from Cretaceous Canadian amber. Palaeontology, 34, 4, 971–976.

Wolfgang Schawaller The first Mesozoic pseudoscorpion (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida) from Cretaceous (Campanian) amber collected in southern Alberta, Canada, is described. The specimen is a deutonymph and belongs to the family Chernetidae, but further taxonomic assignment is impossible. Some observations and deductions on its palaeobiology are made. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)