Praearcturus

Praearcturus is an extinct genus of scorpion known from the late Devonian[1] 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.[2][3] The species could reach a total length of nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft), making it one of the largest scorpions known.[4]

Praearcturus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: †Praearcturidae
Genus: †Praearcturus
Woodward, 1871
Species:
†P. gigas
Binomial name
†Praearcturus gigas
Woodward, 1871

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. 52 (5): 1113–1139. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00902.x. S2CID 129243775.
  2. Woodward, H. (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.
  3. "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. Dunlop, J. A.; Selden, P. A. (2013). "Scorpion fragments from the Silurian of Powys, Wales" (PDF). Arachnology. 16 (1): 27–32. doi:10.13156/arac.2013.16.1.27. S2CID 128679832.


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