Praearcturus
Praearcturus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | †Praearcturidae |
Genus: | †Praearcturus Woodward, 1871 |
Species: | †P. gigas
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Binomial name | |
†Praearcturus gigas Woodward, 1871
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Praearcturus is an extinct genus of scorpion known from the early to late Devonian of what is now Britain. It is the only genus in the family Praearcturidae and contains the single species Praearcturus gigas. The type fossil was discovered in Rowlestone, England, and was described in 1871 by Henry Woodward.[1][2] The species could reach a total length of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft), making it one of the largest scorpions known.[3]
References[]
- ^ Woodward, H. (1871). "On the remains of a giant isopod Praearcturus gigas (H. Woodward) from the Old Red Sandstone of Rowlestone quarry, Herefordshire". Transactions of the Woolhope Field Naturalist's Club. 1870: 266–270.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ Dunlop, J. A.; Selden, P. A. (2013). "Scorpion fragments from the Silurian of Powys, Wales" (PDF). Arachnology. 16 (1): 27–32. doi:10.13156/arac.2013.16.1.27. S2CID 128679832.
Categories:
- Prehistoric scorpions
- Scorpion stubs
- Prehistoric arachnid stubs