Eogeophilus

Eogeophilus ("dawn earth lover") is an extinct genus of geophilid centipede that was discovered in the Nusplingen Limestone of Germany.<ref name="schweigertdietl1997"/ It is a monotypic genus, with only type species Eogeophilus jurassicus known.<ref name="fossilworks"/
Etymology.
The genus was named for its close relationship and similarities to the extant "Geophilus". The specific epithet is derived from the Jurassic, which is in turn named after the Jura Mountain Range.