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Mastigoproctus giganteus Trusted
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Valeriophonus nara Trusted
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Mastigoproctus giganteus Trusted
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Uropygi Trusted
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Present in 14 collections
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Terrestrial Arthropods Hotlist
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National Museum of Natural History: The O. Orkin Insect Zoo
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EOL has data for 5 traits
See all 5 traits for this taxon.| First Appearance (Older Bound) | 318.1 million years ago |
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| First Appearance (Younger Bound) | 314.6 million years ago |
| Last Appearance (Older Bound) | 122.46 million years ago |
| Last Appearance (Younger Bound) | 112.03 million years ago |
| Extinction status | extant |
Found in 5 classifications
See all 5 approved classifications in which this taxon appears.Order recognized by Paleobiology Database:
- Eucarya Woese et al. 1990 +
- Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 +
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Kari Pihlaviita added the Finnish common name "Siimaskorpionit" to "Uropygi".
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Katja Schulz added a link to "The other whipscorpions | The Smaller Majority by Piotr Naskrecki" on "Thelyphonida Latreille 1804".
I first saw a live vinegaroon in Arizona...
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Jason Sharp added the English common name "Giant vinegarone" to "Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835)".
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Jason Sharp marked the common name "giant whipscorpion" in an unknown language from "Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835)" as trusted.
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Carlos Viquez commented on an older version of Mastigoproctus giganteus:
Actually, the 3 subspecies are under a study to determinate if all 3 are already subspecies or need to categorize again to other category
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