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Paleoamblypygi

Arachnida - Amblypygi

Taxonomy
Paleoamblypygi was named by Weygoldt (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amblypygi by Dunlop et al. (2013), Engel and Grimaldi (2014), Garwood et al. (2017) and Dunlop (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Paleoamblypygi Weygoldt
1996Paracharontoidea Weygoldt
2013Paleoamblypygi Dunlop et al. p. 190
2014Paleoamblypygi Engel and Grimaldi p. 3
2014Paracharontoidea Engel and Grimaldi p. 3
2017Paleoamblypygi Garwood et al. p. 11
2018Paleoamblypygi Dunlop p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Schizotarsata
—PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderAmblypygiThorell 1883
suborderPaleoamblypygiWeygoldt 1996
suborderPaleoamblypygiWeygoldt 1996

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.

Subor. Paleoamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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Fm. Paracharontidae Weygoldt 1996
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G. †Paracharonopsis Engel and Grimaldi 2014
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†Paracharonopsis cambayensis Engel and Grimaldi 2014
Fm. †Weygoldtinidae Dunlop 2018
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G. †Weygoldtina Dunlop 2018
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†Weygoldtina anglica Pocock 1911
†Weygoldtina scudderi Pocock 1911
Invalid names: Paracharontoidea Weygoldt 1996 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian B to the top of the Ypresian or 316.90000 to 47.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 314.6 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Graeophonus anglicus (34906 34907 34908 34935)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Graeophonus anglicus (125238)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom Graeophonus anglicus (34909)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Graeophonus carbonarius (21981)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Paracharonopsis cambayensis (124463)