Milnesium swolenskyi

Milnesium swolenskyi is a species of tardigrade from the Cretaceous period.^[1] It, Beorn and Paradoryphoribius are the only known tardigrade genera in the fossil record.^[2] The type specimen AMNH NJ-796 was found in Turonian New Jersey amber, from about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago (mya).^[3][4][5]

Milnesium swolenskyi Temporal range: Late Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Eutardigrada
Order:	Apochela
Family:	Milnesiidae
Genus:	Milnesium
Species:	†M. swolenskyi
Binomial name
†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000