Paraeurypterus
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Paraeurypterus Temporal range:
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Fossil of P. anatoliensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Suborder: | †Eurypterina |
Superfamily: | †Eurypteroidea |
Genus: | †Paraeurypterus Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013 |
Type species | |
†Paraeurypterus anatoliensis Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013
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Paraeurypterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid from the Late Ordovician period. The genus contains one species, P. anatoliensis, known from Şort Tepe in Turkey. Classified as part of the Eurypteroidea superfamily, it has not yet been possible to classify it as part of any particular family.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch , version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).
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