†Cretaceousbuthus fraaijeorum Lourenço 2022 (scorpion)
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Arachnida - Scorpiones - Buthidae
Full reference: W. R. Lourenço. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Further insights on Cretaceous Burmite scorpions with the descriptions of a new genus and species (Scorpiones: Buthoidea: Buthidae). Faunitaxys 10(35):1-5
Belongs to Cretaceousbuthus according to W. R. Lourenço 2022
Sister taxon: Cretaceousbuthus petersi
Type specimen: MABk03774, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Oertijdmuseum MABk collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Oertijdmuseum MABk collection)
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