Praearcturus Woodward 1871 (scorpion)

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Praearcturidae

Full reference: H. Woodward. 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

Parent taxon: Praearcturidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1986

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Praearcturus gigas

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Type: Praearcturus gigas

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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