A scorpion from a peatbog: the first arthropod fossil from the Late Viséan of the Moscow Coal Basin

Authors

• Victor Fet, Marshall UniversityFollow
• Michael E. SolegladFollow
• Yulia V. Mosseichik, Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Dmitry E. Shcherbakov, Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

This note describes a fossil fragment from the Upper Viséan (ca. 330 Ma), of the Moscow Coal Basin (Novgorod Region, Russia). The fossil is identified as the cuticle of a single leg segment (left femur) of a scorpion (Arachnida: Scorpiones), without any further taxonomic placement. The anatomical details of the fragment are given, along with ecological considerations. It is the first fossil scorpion record from Russia.

Recommended Citation

Fet, Victor; Soleglad, Michael E.; Mosseichik, Yulia V.; and Shcherbakov, Dmitry E. (2004) "A scorpion from a peatbog: the first arthropod fossil from the Late Viséan of the Moscow Coal Basin," Euscorpius: Vol. 2004: Iss. 13, Article 1.
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Available at: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2004/iss13/1