Fossil specimen : NMS NMS G.1957.1.4992 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Eurypterida |
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| Fossil Name | Vernonopterus minutisculptus Peach |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Vernonopterus minutisculptus Peach |
| Registration No. | NMS G.1957.1.4992 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 National Museums of Scotland
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| Comments |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Mount Vernon, Airdrie, Lanarkshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Carboniferous Period (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Waterston, C.D., 1968. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., vol. 68, p. 12-15 text fig. 1, Pl. III, figs. 1-3 |
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