Gilboarachne griersoni Shear et al. 1987 (arthropod)

Arachnida - Trigonotarbida - Palaeocharinidae

Full reference: W. A. Shear, P. A. Selden, and W. D. I. Rolfe. 1987. Taxonomic names, in New terrestrial arachnids from the Devonian of Gilboa, New York (Arachnida, Trigonotarbida). American Museum Novitates 2901:1-74

Belongs to Gilboarachne according to W. A. Shear et al. 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 43046, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is SUNY-B 329 Brown Mountain, Blenheim-Gilboa Power plant, which is in a Givetian marine sandstone in the Panther Mountain Formation of New York.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (3: New York collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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