Eoscorpius primaevus Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (scorpion)

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Eoscorpiidae

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60

Belongs to Eoscorpius according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1919

See also Fierstine et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Eoscorpius bornaensis, Eoscorpius carbonarius, Eoscorpius casei, Eoscorpius distinctus, Eoscorpius mucronatus, Eoscorpius pulcher, Eoscorpius sparthensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bairdstown, which is in a Miocene marine shale/sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Bairdstown

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