†Palaeogrosphus copalensis Lourenço 1996 (scorpion)
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Arachnida - Scorpiones - Buthidae
Alternative combination: Tityobuthus copalensis
Full reference: W. R. Lourenço. 1996. Premier cas connu d'un sub-fossile de scorpion dans le copal de Madagascar. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, Série IIa, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 323:889-891
Belongs to Palaeogrosphus according to W. R. Lourenço 2000
See also Lourenço 1996
Sister taxon: Palaeogrosphus jacquesi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Madagascar copal, Antseranana region (GPIH collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Madagascar
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Madagascar copal, Antseranana region (GPIH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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