Biology:Palaeopisthacanthidae

Palaeopisthacanthidae; Temporal range: 311.45–303.7 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	†Palaeopisthacanthidae; Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
Genera
	†Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949; †Cryptoscorpius Jeram 1994; †Palaeopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1913;

Short description: Extinct family of scorpions

Palaeopisthacanthidae is an extinct family of scorpions.

References

↑ E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1986. A restudy of the fossil Scorpionida of the world. Palaeontographica Americana, volume 55, pages 1-287

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