Paraisobuthus is an extinct genus of scorpions[1] from the Upper Carboniferous of Europe and North America.[2]

Paraisobuthus
Temporal range: Upper Carboniferous
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Paraisobuthidae

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Genus:
Paraisobuthus

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Type species
Paraisobuthus prantli
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Species

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  • Paraisobuthus duobicarinatus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
  • Paraisobuthus frici Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
  • Paraisobuthus prantli Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
  • Paraisobuthus virginiae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986

References

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  1. ^ "Scorpion classification". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  2. ^ W. David Sissum (1990). "Systematics, Biogeography, and Paleontology". In Gary A. Polis (ed.). The Biology of Scorpions. Stanford University Press. pp. 31–160. ISBN 978-0-8047-1249-1.