''Brontoscorpio'' is an
extinct genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always en ...
. Remains of the only known species, ''Brontoscorpio anglicus'', were discovered in the
St. Maughan's Formation,
Lochkovian
The Lochkovian is one of three faunal stages in the Early Devonian Epoch. It lasted from 419.2 ± 3.2 million years ago to 410.8 ± 2.8 million years ago. It marked the beginning of the Devonian Period, and was followed by the Pragian Stage. It is ...
-aged sandstone from
Trimpley,
Worcestershire
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.
The species was described on the basis of an incomplete single free finger of a right
pedipalp
Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") an ...
(In31405), almost long.
The complete animal is estimated to have been long for females and long for males,
making ''Brontoscorpio'' one of the largest known scorpions. The species is characterized by the presence of single condyle and row of thick tubercles on the pedipalp free finger.
Ecology
The remains were found in terrestrial sediments, showing evidence of ''Brontoscorpio'' being terrestrial. ''Brontoscorpio'' may have gone ashore to escape predation, but due to its size, it would have had difficulty supporting its weight on land and likely lived a primarily aquatic life.
Popular culture
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