Praearcturus Explained

Praearcturus is an extinct genus of scorpion known from the Devonian[1] [2] of what is now Britain. It is the only genus in the family Praearcturidae and contains the single species Praearcturus gigas. The type fossil was discovered in Rowlestone, England, and was described in 1871 by Henry Woodward.[3] The species could reach a total length of nearly 1m (03feet), making it one of the largest scorpions known.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Lamsdell . James C. . Braddy . Simon J. . Tetlie . O. E. . 2009 . Redescription of Drepanopterus abonensis (Chelicerata: Eurypterida: Stylonurina) from the late Devonian of Portishead, UK . Palaeontology . en . 52 . 5 . 1113–1139 . 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00902.x. 129243775 .
  2. Web site: Mindat.org. 2021-12-28. www.mindat.org.
  3. H.. Woodward. 1871. On the remains of a giant isopod Praearcturus gigas (H. Woodward) from the Old Red Sandstone of Rowlestone quarry, Herefordshire. Transactions of the Woolhope Field Naturalist's Club. 1870. 266–270.
  4. Dunlop. J. A.. Selden. P. A.. 2013. Scorpion fragments from the Silurian of Powys, Wales. Arachnology. 16. 1. 27–32. 10.13156/arac.2013.16.1.27. 128679832.

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