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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margin laterally ornamented with scales. The prosomal ventral plate is of Erieopterus-type, that is, it consists of a single plate that covers the anterior...
P. impacatus from Estonia occurs together with genera Erettopterus, Erieopterus, Carcinosoma, Mixopterus, Dolichopterus and Eysyslopterus as well as...
as part of the suborder Eurypterina. The family contains two genera, Erieopterus and Eurypterus. List of eurypterid genera Timeline of eurypterid research...
spines on their swimming legs were split off into the separate genus Erieopterus by Erik Kjellesvig-Waering. Another split was proposed by Leif Størmer...
1989 by paleontologist Victor P. Tollerton, initially together with Erieopterus and Buffalopterus based on similarities of the morphology of the appendages...
macrocheirus Williamsville D. siluriceps Fiddlers Green Williamsville Erieopterus pustulosus Fiddlers Green Eurypterus dekayi Williamsville E. laculatus...
fossil remains of numerous other eurypterid species and genera, including Erieopterus limuloides, Carcinosoma newlini, Onychopterella kokomoensis and Kokomopterus...
shape of its carapace. Moselopterus, Alkenopterus, Vinetopterus and Erieopterus are superficially similar, but Moselopterus, Alkenopterus and Vinetopterus...
similarities with Erieopterus microphthalmus and E. eriensis, he suggested that T. boylei could have descended directly from Erieopterus. Tylopterella was...
Devonian Canada England Estonia Norway Scotland Sweden United States Erieopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1958 Valid Silurian - Devonian United States Canada...
five genera in addition to Pruemopterus: Jaekelopterus, Rhenopterus, Erieopterus, Adelophthalmus and Parahughmilleria. Pruemopterus appears to have lived...
narrower and longer than others. In addition, Markus Poschmann transferred Erieopterus statzi to Parahughmilleria in 2015 based on the proportions of paddle...
faunas include one dominated by the Eurypteridae. When genera such as Erieopterus or Eurypterus occur in great numbers other genera and families are more...
put into question by Lamsdell and Selden. 2015 Poschmann transferred Erieopterus statzi to the genus Parahughmilleria. The new genus and species Wiedopterus...
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