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

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2004.vol2004.iss13.1

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, V., Soleglad, M. E., Mosseichik, Y. V., & Shcherbakov, D. E. 2004 . A scorpion from a peatbog: the first arthropod fossil from the Late Viséan of the Moscow Coal Basin. Euscorpius, No. 13: 1-5.