Waeringopterus
| Waeringopterus | |
|---|---|
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| 1-5 Waeringopterus prolificus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | †Eurypterida |
| Genus: | Waeringopterus Leutze, 1961 |
| Type species | |
| Waeringopterus cumberlandicus | |
Waeringopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterids from the Silurian of North America.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
Waeringopterus apfeli Leutze, 1961 New York, Ontario
Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (Swartz, 1923) West Virginia
References
- ↑ J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]
- ↑ Jason A. Dunlop, David Penney, & Denise Jekel; (2013). Norman I. Platnick, ed. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives (PDF). The world spider catalog, version 14.0 (American Museum of Natural History). Retrieved Dec 14, 2013. External link in
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