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Taxonomy
Britopygus was named by Dunlop and Martill (2002). Its type is Britopygus weygoldti.
It was assigned to Amblypygi by Dunlop and Martill (2002); and to Phrynidae by Dunlop and Barov (2005), Engel and Grimaldi (2014), Garwood et al. (2017), Prendini (2025).
It was assigned to Amblypygi by Dunlop and Martill (2002); and to Phrynidae by Dunlop and Barov (2005), Engel and Grimaldi (2014), Garwood et al. (2017), Prendini (2025).
Species
B. weygoldti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Britopygus Dunlop and Martill p. 330 |
| 2005 | Britopygus Dunlop and Barov p. 59 |
| 2014 | Britopygus Engel and Grimaldi p. 3 |
| 2017 | Britopygus Garwood et al. p. 12 |
| 2025 | Britopygus Prendini p. 396 |
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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.
G. †Britopygus Dunlop and Martill 2002
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†Britopygus weygoldti Dunlop and Martill 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | B. weygoldti (122557) |