Britopygus Explained

Britopygus is an extinct genus of whip spider that lived in Brazil (Crato Formation) during the Early Cretaceous epoch.

Taxonomy

The genus is known from a single species, Britopygus weygoldti. Although it bears similarity to members of the extant family Charinidae, its placement in this clade is not beyond dispute^[1] and more recent sources place the genus in Phrynidae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Dunlop . Jason A. . Martill . David M. . September 2001 . The first whipspider (Arachnida: Amblypygi) and three new whipscorpions (Arachnida: Thelyphonida) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil . . en . 92 . 3 . 325–334 . 10.1017/S0263593300000262 . 0263-5933 . 15 September 2024 . Cambridge Core.
2. Garwood . R. J. . Dunlop . J. A. . Knecht . B. J. . Hegna . T. A. . December 2017 . The first whipspider (Arachnida: Amblypygi) and three new whipscorpions (Arachnida: Thelyphonida) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. . . 17 . 1 . 105 . 10.1186/s12862-017-0931-1 . free . 28431496 . 5399839 .