Eoligiiscus

Eoligiiscus tarraconensis is an extinct species of woodlouse, the only species in the genus Eoligiiscus. It was found preserved in amber at the Peñacerrada I amber site in Burgos, Spain. The preserved specimens date from Late Albian period.^[1]

Eoligiiscus Temporal range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Family:	Ligiidae
Genus:	†Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021
Species:	†E. tarraconensis
Binomial name
†Eoligiiscus tarraconensis Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021

Etymology

The genus name comes from Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn; the related genus Ligia; and the Greek suffix -iskos, commonly used in wooldlouse genera names. The species epithet comes from Roman province Hispania Tarraconensis; the site where the woodlouse was found lies within the historical boundaries of that province.^[1]