Cratosolpuga
Extinct genus of spider-like animals
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Cratosolpuga is an extinct genus of solifuge from the Early Cretaceous Araripe Basin of Brazil. It contains the single species Cratosolpuga wunderlichi.[1][2] The genus is known from and named after the Crato Formation.[3]
| Cratosolpuga Temporal range: Late Aptian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Specimen MPSC A6696 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Ceromidae |
| Genus: | †Cratosolpuga Selden 1996 |
| Type species | |
| †Cratosolpuga wunderlichi Selden 1996 | |