Cretoperipatus

Cretoperipatus burmiticus is an extinct species of velvet worm that is known from the Burmese amber in Kachin state of Myanmar, originating from the Cenomanian-Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous.

Cretoperipatus
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Turonian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Cretoperipatus
Engel & Grimaldi, 2002
Species:
C. burmiticus
Binomial name
Cretoperipatus burmiticus
Engel & Grimaldi, 2002
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