[Rockhounds] Fossil Tardigrade Found in Miocene, Dominican Amber

[Paul]

Tardigrade trapped in amber is a never-before-seen species
By Nicoletta Lanese, LIve Science, October 6. 2021
https://www.livescience.com/new-tardigrade-species-found-in-amber

Incredibly Ancient Tardigrade From 16 Million Years Ago
Is Like a Ghost Across Time. Michelle Starr, Science Alert
https://www.sciencealert.com/an-extraordinarily-rare-tardigrade-fossil-has-been-found-in-16-million-year-old-amber

The open access paper is:

Mapalo Marc A., Robin Ninon, Boudinot Brendon E., Ortega-Hernánd
Javier and Barden Phillip 2021A tardigrade in Dominican amber
Proc. R. Soc. B.2882021176020211760
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1760

Yours,

Paul H.