Eophrynus
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| Fossil of Eophrynus prestvicii (BU 699, Lapworth Museum, University of Birmingham, UK), whitened with ammonium chloride to improve contrast. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. | |
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| Genus: | † Eophrynus Woodward, 1871
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Eophrynus is an extinct genus of
extant genus of whip spider (order Amblypygi
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Two species have been recognised:
Species of Eophrynus, as with other tribonotarbids, were similar to modern spiders but could not produce silk and the back-half of their body was made up of small plates.[2]
The English species, E. prestvici, is known from a handful of good quality fossils preserved inside siderite concretions. Recent X-ray imaging revealed that these arachnids were covered by protective spikes.[2][3]
References
- ^ Woodward, H. 1871. On the discovery of a new and very perfect Arachnide from the ironstone of the Dudley Coal-field. Geological Magazine, 8 (9): 1–4.
- ^ a b "X-rays bring extinct spiders back to life". Planet Earth online. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- PMID 19656861.
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