Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5858 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Scorpiones |
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| Fossil Name | Archaeoctonus glaber (Peach) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Archaeoctonus glaber (Peach) |
| Registration No. | GSE5858 |
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| Collector | No name given. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Carboniferous - Calciferous Sandstone Series. 1" 11. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | River Esk - Glencartholm - Dumfries. |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Strathclyde Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Brigantian Substage (Carboniferous Period) – Chadian Substage (Carboniferous Period) (329 – 346.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Visean Age – Tournaisian Age ] |
| References | Kjellsevig-Waering 1986 Palaeontographica Americana Vol 55 p.67 Text-figs 21A, C, D Peach BN 1880 1881 Scorpions from Carboniferous Rocks of The Borders: Trans Roy Soc Edinburgh Vol 30 Part I plxxii.,fig2 Pelrunkevitch 1953 Mem Geol Surv America Vol 53 Figs 14-17, 126 Pocock 1911 Mon Pal Soc p.18 Fig 3 |
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