Tertiapatus
| Tertiapatus Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | †Tertiapatidae Poinar, 2000 |
| Genus: | †Tertiapatus Poinar, 2000 |
| Species: | †T. dominicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tertiapatus dominicanus Poinar, 2000 | |
Tertiapatus is an extinct genus of supposed onychophoran known from Dominican amber deposits. The only known species described is Tertiapatus dominicanus. Other authors have doubted its status as an onchyophoran, due to its arthropodized antennae and articulated exoskeleton, which suggests that it is likely an arthropod.