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Re: paleonet Solpugids



Carl Mehling wrote:
> Does anyone know how far solpugids go back in the fossil record?
>
> Carl Mehling
> Fossil Amphibian, Reptile, and Bird Collections
> Division of Paleontology
> American Museum of Natural History
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>
See:
P. A. Selden and W. A. Shear. 1996. The first mesozoic Solifugae 
(Arachnida), from the Cretaceous of Brazil, and a redescription of the 
Palaeozoic Solifuge. /Palaeontology/ *39**(3)*:583-604

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