Eopauropus balticus is a prehistoric pauropod known from mid-Eocene Baltic amber.[1] It is the only known pauropod in the fossil record.[2][3] As pauropods are normally soil-dwelling, their presence in amber (fossilized tree sap) is unusual, and they are the rarest known animals in Baltic amber.[4]
| Eopauropus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Pauropoda |
| Order: | Tetramerocerata |
| Family: | Pauropodidae |
| Genus: | †Eopauropus Scheller, 2001 |
| Species: | †E. balticus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eopauropus balticus Scheller, 2001 | |