Paradoryphoribius

Paradoryphoribius
Temporal range: Miocene (Burdigalian),
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Life reconstruction of Paradoryphoribius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachela
Superfamily: Isohypsibioidea
Genus: Paradoryphoribius
Mapalo et al. 2021
Species:
P. chronocaribbeus
Binomial name
Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus
Mapalo et al., 2021

Paradoryphoribius is an extinct genus of tardigrades from the order Parachela. It is the third fossil tardigrade to be named, described in 2021 from Miocene Dominican amber from the Dominican Republic. The type, and currently only species, is P. chronocaribbeus.