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Britopygus

Extinct genus of arachnids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Britopygus
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Britopygus is an extinct genus of whip spider that lived in Brazil (Crato Formation) during the Early Cretaceous epoch.

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Taxonomy

The genus is known from a single species, Britopygus weygoldti. Although it bears similarity to members of the extant family Charinidae, its placement in this clade is not beyond dispute[1] and more recent sources place the genus in Phrynidae.[2]

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