| Palenarthrus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Genus: | †Palenarthrus Scudder, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Palenarthrus impressus Scudder, 1890 | |
Palenarthrus is an extinct genus of scolopendromorph centipedes. It existed during the Carboniferous in what is now Illinois (found in Mazon Creek fossil beds). This genus is known from single poorly preserved specimen, which is not informative expect that is likely to be a scolopendromorph.
References
- ^ Khramov, Alexander; Shear, William; Mercurio, Randy; Kopylov, Dmitry (2018). "The first Permian centipedes from Russia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63. doi:10.4202/app.00482.2018. ISSN 0567-7920.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Palenarthrus | |
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