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Compsoscorpius

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Compsoscorpius
Temporal range: 314.6–301.2 Ma
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Compsoscorpius

Species
  • Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
  • Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949
Synonyms
  • Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
  • Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986

Compsoscorpius is an extinct genus of scorpions from the Carboniferous of France and the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ A study of Palaeozoic Arachnida. A Petrunkevitch - 1949

External links

  • "Compsoscorpius" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Compsoscorpius". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 September 2016.