An exceptional new genus of fossil scorpion from Burmese Cretaceous amber belonging to the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015
Abstract. – An exceptional new genus and species of fossil scorpion, Paranotaburmesebuthus schmidti Lourenço gen. n., sp. n., is described from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). This is the fourth genus of fossil scorpion from Burmite described in the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015. The new genus is characterized by a combination of several morphological features and in particular by the presence of lateral extensions in tergites I to VI recalling paranota. The description of the new genus and species suggests new evidence on the phylogenetic position of certain Burmite amber scorpions and confirms, once again, the considerable degree of diversity in the Burmese amber-producing forests.
