Protosolpuga
Protosolpuga carbonaria is an extinct species of solifuges, the only one of the genus Protosolpuga and the family Protosolpugidae. This Carboniferous camel spider was discovered in the Mazon Creek Formation in Illinois.[1][2]
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An illustration of Protosolpuga
Protosolpuga | |
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Fossil of Protosolpuga | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Solifugae |
Family: | †Protosolpugidae |
Genus: | †Protosolpuga Petrunkevitch 1913 |
Species: | †P. carbonaria |
Binomial name | |
†Protosolpuga carbonaria Petrunkevitch 1913 | |
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