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Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis
Taxonomy
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was named by Jeram (1994). Its type specimen is NMS G 1992.38.1, an exoskeleton (a near complete juvenile scorpion), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Kirkton (Units 38-69 East Kirkton Limestone-carbonate laminate facies), which is in a Brigantian terrestrial limestone in the East Kirkton Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pulmonoscorpius.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis Jeram pp. 288-291 figs. 2-5, 6b-e |
| 2013 | Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis Dunlop et al. p. 32 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis Jeram 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Brigantian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis (131671 type locality: 131672) |