Erieopterus
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Fossils of E. microphthalmus (2-10). | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Superfamily: | †Eurypteroidea |
Family: | †Eurypteridae |
Genus: | †Erieopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958 |
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†Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859 | |
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Erieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid found in Silurian to Devonian-aged marine and freshwater[1] strata of Europe and North America. The genus contains eight species from the Silurian to the Devonian, recovered from both North America and Europe.[2]
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Ichnogenera |
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