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Dolichophonus

Extinct genus of scorpions

Dolichophonus is an extinct genus of scorpions known from the Silurian-age Gutterford Burn Eurypterid bed, in the Pentland Hills in Scotland. It is currently

Dolichophonus

Arthropod

Phylum of invertebrates with jointed exoskeletons

representatives of many modern families. The oldest known scorpion is Dolichophonus, dated back to 436 million years ago. Lots of Silurian and Devonian

Arthropod

Scorpion

Predatory order of arachnids

species of scorpion have been described. The oldest found as of 2021 is Dolichophonus loudonensis, which lived during the Silurian, in present-day Scotland

Scorpion

Chelicerata

Subphylum of arthropods

402 million years ago. The oldest species of scorpion found as of 2021 is Dolichophonus loudonensis, which lived during the Silurian, in present-day Scotland

Chelicerata

Parioscorpio

Extinct genus of enigmatic arthropod

considered the world's oldest and most primitive known scorpion, older than Dolichophonus from Scotland by several million years. In 2021, the fossils were reanalysed

Parioscorpio

Branchioscorpionoidea

Extinct superfamily of scorpions

monogeneric. The family Dolichophoniidae contains the oldest known scorpion, Dolichophonus, as the older Parioscorpio named in 2020 has been found to be an unrelated

Branchioscorpionoidea