Description

Remarks Specimens of this genus show asymmetrical tarsal spurs (equivocal in † Cretaceozomus angustocaudatus) and also differ from species of Protoschizomidae by lack of the pair of setae at the base of the anterior process and by the presence of a distinct stalk at the male flagellum. They also differ from members of the Megaschizominae by having a smaller body size, lack of eight or nine setae on their anterior process and the presence of only one pair of setae on the tergites II – VII. Therefore, they are clearly members of subfamily Hubbardiinae. The specimens cannot be assigned to any extant genus because of their combination of characters and the particular setation of the male flagellum.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Schizomida

Family: Hubbardiidae

Genus: Cretaceozomus

Species: Cretaceozomus De Francesco Magnussen & Müller, 2022