| Named By: | Thorell & Lindstrom in 1884 |
| Time Period: | Wenlock-Early Devonian [1][2] |
| Location: | Canada, New Brunswick. Europe |
| Size: | Around 7 to 8 centimetres long from head to tip of the telson (barb on the end of the tail) |
| Diet: | Insectivore/Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Preserved flat on rocks |
| Classification: | | Arthropoda | Chelicerata | Arachnida | Scorpiones | Protoscorpiones | |
Palaeophonus (meaning ancient killer) is the oldest known genus of scorpion.