Uintascorpio halandrasorum Perry 1995 (scorpion)

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Buthidae

Alternative combination: Uintascorpio halandrasi

Full reference: M. L. Perry. 1995. Preliminary description of a new fossil scorpion from the middle Eocene Green River Formation, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The Green River Formation in Piceance Creek and Eastern Uinta Basins 131-133

Belongs to Uintascorpio according to J. A. Santiago-Blay et al. 2004

See also Perry 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DMNH 6004, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Site B, Rio Blanco Country Store (DMNH coll), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Site B, Rio Blanco Country Store (DMNH coll)

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