Buffalopterus
| Buffalopterus Temporal range: Silurian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | Dolichopteridae |
| Genus: | Buffalopterus |
Buffalopterus pustulosus is a prehistoric eurypterid from the Silurian-aged Bertie Waterlime Formation of New York and Ontario. It is closely related to Erieopterus, but differs by having a bizarre, globular telson (which is otherwise sword-like or spine-like in other eurypterids), and in size, being estimated to be at least 1 meter in length.[1]
 portion of tail with globular telson, and carapace |
Species
- Buffalopterus Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962
- Buffalopterus pustulosus (Hall, 1859) — Silurian, USA & Canada
- = Eurypterus giganteus Pohlman, 1882 — Silurian, USA & Canada
- = Pterygotus globicaudatus Pohlman, 1882 — Silurian, USA & Canada
- Buffalopterus pustulosus (Hall, 1859) — Silurian, USA & Canada
References
- ↑ Some Eurypterida from the Ordovician and Silurian of New York Erik N. Kjellesvig-Waering and Carol A. Heubusch
See also
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