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Gigantoscorpio

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
Scorpiones

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Suborder
  
†Holosternina

Similar
  
Palaeophonus, Microtityus, Brontoscorpio anglicus, Chactidae, Hemiscorpiidae

Gigantoscorpio willsi is an extinct species of scorpion. which existed between 346.7 million and 330.9 million years ago. Its type specimen is BMNH In. 42706a,b, In. 42707, which is a 3D body fossil of its exoskeleton found near modern-day United Kingdom.

References

Gigantoscorpio Wikipedia