''Paleohaemoproteus'' is an extinct genus of ''
Haemoproteus
''Haemoproteus'' is a genus of alveolates that are parasitic in birds, reptiles and amphibians. Its name is derived from Greek: ''Haima'', "blood", and ''Proteus'', a sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes. The name ''Haemoproteu ...
'' like organisms.
The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in
amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Ma ...
found in
Myanmar
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.
The amber has been dated to the Early
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
epoch.
References
Parasites of Diptera
Haemosporida
Apicomplexa genera
Prehistoric SAR supergroup genera
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