A fossil whipscorpion from the lower Cretaceous of Brazil

Authors
Dunlop, JA
Citation
Ja. Dunlop, A fossil whipscorpion from the lower Cretaceous of Brazil, J ARACHNOL, 26(3), 1998, pp. 291-295
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
01618202 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
291 - 295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-8202(1998)26:3<291:AFWFTL>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A new fossil whipscorpion (Arachnida, Uropygi, Thelyphonida) is described f rom the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) of the Crate Member of the Santana Format ion, Ceara Province, Brazil. This specimen is the first record of a Mesozoi c thelyphonid, but it is too poorly preserved to be assigned to a family wi th any confidence. It is named Mesoproctus rowlandi new genus and species.