Palenarthrus

Palenarthrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Genus: †
Scudder, 1890
Type species
Palenarthrus impressus
Scudder, 1890

Palenarthrus is an extinct genus of scolopendromorph centipedes. It existed during the Carboniferous in what is now Illinois (found in Mazon Creek fossil beds).[1] This genus is known from single poorly preserved specimen, which is not informative expect that is likely to be a scolopendromorph.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Khramov, Alexander; Shear, William; Mercurio, Randy; Kopylov, Dmitry (2018). "The first Permian centipedes from Russia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63. doi:10.4202/app.00482.2018. ISSN 0567-7920.


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