Eotrogulidae
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Eotrogulus is an extinct genus
of harvestmen known from the Carboniferous
fossil record. The genus is the only member of the family
Eotrogulidae and contains one species Eotrogulus fayoli. Eotrogulus was found in the Coal Measures
of Commentry
in northern France
, together with Nemastomoides elaveris. Eotrogulus was previously thought to be a trigonotarbid
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of harvestmen known from the Carboniferous
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
fossil record. The genus is the only member of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Eotrogulidae and contains one species Eotrogulus fayoli. Eotrogulus was found in the Coal Measures
Coal Measures
The Coal Measures is a lithostratigraphical term for the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System. It represents the remains of fluvio-deltaic sediment, and consists mainly of clastic rocks interstratified with the beds of coal...
of Commentry
Commentry
Commentry is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies southwest of Moulins by the Orléans railway.-Population:-Economy:...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, together with Nemastomoides elaveris. Eotrogulus was previously thought to be a trigonotarbid
Trigonotarbida
The Order Trigonotarbida is an extinct group of arachnids whose fossil record extends from the late Silurian to the early Permian . These animals are known from several localities in Europe and North America, as well as a single record from Argentina. Trigonotarbids can be envisaged as spider-like...
.