Labriscorpio
| Labriscorpio Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | †Proscorpiidae |
| Genus: | †Labriscorpio Leary, 1980 |
| Species: | †L. alliedensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Labriscorpio alliedensis Leary, 1980 | |
Labriscorpio is a fossil genus of scorpions in the family Proscorpiidae, containing a single species, Labriscorpio alliedensis. This species was discovered in Rock Island County, Illinois and lived during the Carboniferous period.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Richard L. Leary (1980). "Labriscorpio alliedensis: a new Carboniferous scorpion from Rock Island County, Illinois". Journal of Paleontology. 54 (6): 1255–1257. JSTOR 1304250.
- ↑ "Field Guide to the Past: A fossil scorpion and plant fossils collected at the Allied Stone Company". Illinois State Museum. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2026.