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Dolichophonus; Temporal range: Silurian, (Telychian) 436–428 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	†Dolichophoniidae
Type species
	†Dolichophonus loudonensis; Laurie 1899.

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Dolichophonus is an extinct genus of scorpions known from the Silurian-age Gutterford Burn Eurypterid bed, in the Pentland Hills in Scotland. It is currently considered the world's oldest known scorpion, as the older Parioscorpio named in 2020 has been found to be an unrelated arthropod. lt is sometimes referred to Palaeophonus.^[2]

Discovery

The specimen of Dolichophonus was collected by Mr Hardie of Bavelaw Castle.^[1] When he died, his collection was given to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art (now National Museum of Scotland), where it was then studied by Malcolm Laurie. He named seven new species of eurypterids from the collection, along with this scorpion, which he named.

References

^ ^a ^b M. Laurie. 1899. On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 39:575-590
^ "Fossilworks: Dolichophonus loudonensis".

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[Laurie1899-1] M. Laurie. 1899. On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 39:575-590

[2] "Fossilworks: Dolichophonus loudonensis".

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 {{Short description|Extinct genus of scorpions}}
+{{Italic title}}
 {{taxobox
-| name = Dolichophonus loudonensis
+| name = ''Dolichophonus''
 | fossil_range = [[Silurian]], ([[Telychian]]) {{fossilrange|436|428}}
 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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 | classis = [[Arachnid]]a
 | ordo = [[Scorpiones]]
-| familia = [[Dolichophoniidae]]
+| familia = †[[Dolichophoniidae]]
 |type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Dolichophonus loudonensis'''''
 |type_species_authority = Laurie 1899.<ref name ="Laurie1899">M. Laurie. 1899. [https://zenodo.org/record/2178217 On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills]. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 39:575-590</ref>
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-'''''Dolichophonus''''' is an extinct genus of [[scorpion]] known from the [[Silurian]] aged Gutterford Burn [[Eurypterid]] bed, in the [[Pentland Hills]] in Scotland.  It is currently considered the world's oldest known scorpion, as the older ''[[Parioscorpio]]'' named in 2020 has been found to be an unrelated arthropod. lt is sometimes referred to ''[[Palaeophonus]]''.<ref>http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=272254&is_real_user=1</ref>
+'''''Dolichophonus''''' is an extinct genus of [[scorpion]]s known from the [[Silurian]]-age Gutterford Burn [[Eurypterid]] bed, in the [[Pentland Hills]] in Scotland.  It is currently considered the world's oldest known scorpion, as the older ''[[Parioscorpio]]'' named in 2020 has been found to be an unrelated arthropod. lt is sometimes referred to ''[[Palaeophonus]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=272254|title=Fossilworks: Dolichophonus loudonensis}}</ref>
 == Discovery==
-The specimen of ''Dolichophonus'' was collected by Mr Hardie of [[Bavelaw Castle]].<ref name ="Laurie1899"/> When he died his collection was given to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art (now [[National Museum of Scotland]]), where it was then studied by [[Malcolm Laurie]]. He named seven new species of [[Eurypterid]]s from the collection, along with this scorpion, which he named.
+The specimen of ''Dolichophonus'' was collected by Mr Hardie of [[Bavelaw Castle]].<ref name ="Laurie1899"/> When he died, his collection was given to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art (now [[National Museum of Scotland]]), where it was then studied by [[Malcolm Laurie]]. He named seven new species of [[eurypterid]]s from the collection, along with this scorpion, which he named.
 ==References==