| id | 39311 (last modified: 24.3.2017) |
| title | First fossil soft ticks, Ornithodoros antiquus n.sp. (Acari: Argasidae) in Dominican amber with evidence of their mammalian host |
| year | 1995 |
| paper | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences |
| edition | 51 [4] |
| page | 384-387 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| abstract | A male and female soft tick, Ornithodoros antiquus n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae) from Dominican Republic amber are described. This represents the first description of a fossil soft tick. The fossils share characters with members of the subgenera Pavlovskyella and Alectorobius but differ from extant members in a combination of characters. It is postulated that O. antiquus lived with its mammalian host (probably a rodent) in a cavity of the resin-bearing tree (Hymenaea protera: Fabaceae) some 30–40 million years ago. |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227205307Go to site |
| author | Poinar, George O. |