Tertiapatus

Tertiapatus is an extinct genus of supposed onychophoran known from Dominican amber deposits. The only known species described is Tertiapatus dominicanus.^[1] Other authors have doubted its status as an onchyophoran, due to its arthropodized antennae and articulated exoskeleton, which suggests that it is likely an arthropod.^[2]

Tertiapatus Temporal range: Eocene–Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	†Tertiapatidae Poinar, 2000
Genus:	†Tertiapatus Poinar, 2000
Species:	†T. dominicanus
Binomial name
†Tertiapatus dominicanus Poinar, 2000