 The head part of a specimen, preserved in a fragment of Rhynie Chert, was collected in 1919 by the Reverend W. Cran, who provided it to S. Hirst, S. Maulik and D.J.Scourfield.Hirst and Maulik published a report in 1926; in it they described "Rhyniella praecursor", which is now known to be a springtail.