Eogeophilus
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| Eogeophilus jurassicus Temporal range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | †Eogeophilus Schweigert & Dietl, 1997 |
| Species: | †E. jurassicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eogeophilus jurassicus Schweigert & Dietl, 1997 | |
Eogeophilus ("dawn earth lover") is an extinct genus of geophilid centipede that was discovered in the Nusplingen Limestone of Germany.[1] It is a monotypic genus, with only type species Eogeophilus jurassicus known.[1][2]