Anthracomartidae

Anthracomartidae, first described by Haase, 1890, is a family of the extinct arachnid order Trigonotarbida. It is likely to be most closely related to the Archaeomartidae, based on a 2014 cladistic analysis, within the clade (Palaeocharinus (Archaeomartidae + Anthracomartidae)). Many specimens come from siderite nodules of late Carboniferous age in Europe and North America.

Genera

Anthracomartidae contains the genera:

• Anthracomartus <small>Karsch, 1882</small>
• Brachypyge <small> Woodward, 1878</small>
• Maiocercus <small> Pocock, 1911</small>

The genus also was previously considered to contain other genera before they were later synonymized with Anthracomartus and various species within. These include:

• Brachylycosa <small>Frič, 1904</small>
• Cleptomartus <small> Petrunkevitch, 1949</small>
• Coryphomartus <small> Petrunkevitch, 1945</small>
• Cryptomartus <small> Petrunkevitch, 1945</small>
• Oomartus <small> Petrunkevitch, 1953</small>
• Pleomartus <small> Petrunkevitch, 1945</small>
• Promygale <small> Frič, 1904</small>

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