†Praearcturus gigas Woodward 1871 (scorpion)
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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
Belongs to Praearcturus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 and Woodward 1871
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH I.534. Its type locality is Rowlestone Hill, which is in a Lochkovian terrestrial sandstone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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