Protentombrya walkeri

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Protentombrya walkeri

collembolan species

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Evolution and paleontology
…(Protentomobryidae) contains a species (Protentomobrya walkeri) of the Cretaceous Period (approximately 100 million years ago) of Canada. One of the oldest fossil collembolan species, Rhyniella praecursor (family Neanuridae), is found in the Rhynie chert of the Early Devonian (approximately 419 million to 393 million years ago) sandstone of Scotland.…
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…(Protentomobryidae) contains a species (Protentomobrya walkeri) of the Cretaceous Period (approximately 100 million years ago) of Canada. One of the oldest fossil collembolan species, Rhyniella praecursor (family Neanuridae), is found in the Rhynie chert of the Early Devonian (approximately 419 million to 393 million years ago) sandstone of Scotland.…
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