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A new scorpion fossil from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). New phylogenetic implications

Wilson R. LOURENÇO & Alex BEIGEL

en Comptes Rendus Palevol 10 (8) - Pages 635-639

Published on 30 November 2011

A fossil scorpion belonging to a new family, genus and species, Chaerilobuthus complexus gen. n., sp. n., is described from Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). This is the third species and the fourth scorpion specimen to have been found and described from Burmese amber. The new family seems quite distinct from the family Archaeobuthidae Lourenço, 2001 described from Cretaceous amber of Lebanon.


Keywords:

Scorpion, Fossil, New family, Cretaceous, Amber, Myanmar

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