†Praearcturus gigas Woodward 1870 (scorpion)
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Arachnida - Scorpiones - Praearcturidae
Synonyms: Bennettarthra annwnensis Fayers et al. 2010, Brontoscorpio anglicus Kjellesvig-Waering 1972
Full reference: H. Woodward. 1870. 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 R. J. Howard et al. 2026
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Kjellesvig-Waering 1972, Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 and Woodward 1870
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Praearcturus gigas: BMNH I.534. Its type locality is Rowlestone Hill, which is in a Lochkovian terrestrial sandstone in the St Maughan's Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Bennettarthra annwnensis: NMW 2008.25G.1, an exoskeleton.
- Brontoscorpio anglicus: BMNH In.31405, a set of appendages (pedipalp free finger). Its type locality is Birmingham Water Works, Trimpley, which is in a Lochkovian terrestrial sandstone in the St. Maughans Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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