Erieopterus

Erieopterus
Temporal range:
Fossil of Erieopterus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: †Eurypterida
Superfamily: †Eurypteroidea
Family: †Eurypteridae
Genus: †Erieopterus
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958
Type species
†Erieopterus microphthalmus
Hall, 1859
Species

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Erieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid found in Silurian to Devonian-aged marine and freshwater strata of Europe and North America. The genus contains eight species from the Silurian to the Devonian, recovered from both North America and Europe.

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