Eurypteridae is an extinct familyofeurypterids that lived in the Silurian and Devonian periods. The family is one of three families contained in the superfamily Eurypteroidea (along with Dolichopteridae and Strobilopteridae), which in turn is one of the superfamilies classified as part of the suborder Eurypterina.[1] The family contains two genera, Erieopterus and Eurypterus.[2][3][4]
| Eurypteridae
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| Fossil of Eurypterus remipes in the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Germany. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Eurypteroidea |
| Family: | †Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843 |
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| †Eurypterus remipes De Kay, 1825 | |
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