Britopygus
Extinct genus of arachnids
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Britopygus is an extinct genus of whip spider that lived in Brazil (Crato Formation) during the Early Cretaceous epoch.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Phrynidae |
| Genus: | †Britopygus Dunlop and Martill, 2002 |
| Species: | †B. weygoldti |
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| †Britopygus weygoldti Dunlop and Martill, 2002 | |
Taxonomy
The genus is known from a single species, Britopygus weygoldti. Although it bears similarity to members of the extant family Charinidae, its placement in this clade is not beyond dispute[1] and more recent sources place the genus in Phrynidae.[2]
