†Carcinosoma scoticus Laurie 1899 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Carcinosomatidae
Alternative combination: Eurypterus scoticus
Full reference: M. Laurie. 1899. On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 39:575-590
Belongs to Carcinosoma according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Laurie 1899
Sister taxa: Carcinosoma newlini, Carcinosoma scorpioides
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gutterford Burn Eurypterid bed, Pentland Hills, which is in a Telychian offshore sandstone in the Reservoir Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gutterford Burn Eurypterid bed, Pentland Hills
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