Biology:Compsoscorpius

Short description: Extinct genus of scorpions

Compsoscorpius Temporal range: 314.6–301.2 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
Genus:	†Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
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.

External links

• Compsoscorpius at fossilworks.org (retrieved 4 September 2016)

Wikidata ☰ Q28402860 entry