Internal gonopod reconstruction in an amber-preserved millipede from the Cretaceous: Laeviglyphiulus patrickmuelleri n. gen., n. sp. (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae)

Abstract Micro computed tomography (µCT) scans allow a 3D reconstruction of characters otherwise hidden in fossil amber specimens. In this study we reveal the male copulatory legs (gonopods) retracted into the body, and other important morphological characters, for a fossil Juliformia millipede. Cha...

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Main Authors: Thomas Wesener, Peter T. Rühr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-03-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00353-w
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