Brontoscorpio
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| † Brontoscorpio anglicus Temporal range: Silurian–Lower Devonian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | † Eoscorpiidae |
| Genus: | † Brontoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering, 1972 |
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| † Brontoscorpio anglicus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1972 |
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Brontoscorpio anglicus is a species of fossil scorpion. Its remains were discovered in Trimpley, Worcestershire, and the species was described on the basis of a single pedipalp.[1][2] The complete animal is estimated to be at least 90 centimetres (35 in) long and aquatic.[1] Its carnivorous diet may have consisted of worms, fish, or trilobites.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Erik N. Kjellesvig-Waering (1972). "Brontoscorpio anglicus: a gigantic Lower Paleozoic scorpion from central England". Journal of Paleontology 46 (1): 39–42. JSTOR 1302906.
- ^ Andrew J. Jeram. "Phylogeny, classification and evolution of Silurian and Devonian scorpions". In Paul A. Selden (PDF). Proceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997, 1998. http://www.european-arachnology.org/proceedings/17th/3Jeram.pdf.
- ^ Haines, Tim; Chambers, Paul (2005). "Brontoscorpio". The complete guide to prehistoric life (First ed.). Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books. p. 24. ISBN 9781554071814. "It would use its claws and stinger to catch worms, fish, trilobites or any other animals that came within range."
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