Paracarcinosoma

Paracarcinosoma
Temporal range: Silurian
Fossil P. scorpionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Eurypterida
Family: Carcinosomatidae
Genus: Paracarcinosoma

Paracarcinosoma is a genus of carcinosomatid eurypterid. Its fossils are found in Silurian-aged strata in North America and Europe.[1]

Restoration of P. scorpionis

References

  1. Tetlie, O. E. (2007). "Distribution and dispersal history of Eurypterida (Chelicerata)". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 252 (3–4): 557–574. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.05.011.


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