†Mesoproctus rowlandi Dunlop 1998 (whip scorpion)
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Arachnida - Thelyphonida - Thelyphonidae
Full reference: J. A. Dunlop. 1998. A fossil whipscorpion from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. The Journal of Arachnology 26:291-295
Belongs to Mesoproctus according to G. M. Alberto et al. 2023
See also Dunlop 1998 and Dunlop and Martill 2002
Sister taxon: Mesoproctus rayoli
Type specimen: Ulster Museum K28006, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (Ulster Museum coll), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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