Cretaceogekko burmae

Cretaceogekko burmae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Superclassis*: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: †Cretaceogekko
Species: †Cretaceogekko burmae

Name

Cretaceogekko burmae Arnold & Poinar, 2008: 1

• Holotype: Poinar collection B-V-4, left crus and foot preserved in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar.
• Type locality and horizon: “Hukawng Valley in 2001, The mine, now known as the Noije Bum 2001 Summit Site, is located southwest of Maingkhwan in the state of Kachin (26°20´N, 96°36´E). ... Upper Albian of the late Lower Cretaceous, 97–110 million years ago”.

References

Primary references

• Arnold, E.N. & Poinar, G. 2008. A 100 million year old gecko with sophisticated adhesive toe pads, preserved in amber from Myanmar. Zootaxa 1847(1): 62–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1847.1.5