Grossopterus
Extinct genus of sea scorpions
Grossopterus Temporal range: Early Devonian, 411.2–407 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Fossil carapace of G. inexpectans | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Superfamily: | †Waeringopteroidea |
Family: | †Waeringopteridae |
Genus: | †Grossopterus Størmer, 1934 |
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Grossopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Waeringopteridae. The genus contains two species, G. inexpectans from Gilboa, United States and G. overathi from Overath, Germany.[1]
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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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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Clade: Euchelicerata
- Clade: Prosomapoda
- Clade: Planaterga
- Clade: Dekatriata
- Clade: Sclerophorata
- Ordovician
- Silurian
- Devonian
- Carboniferous
- Permian
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
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