Buffalopterus

Buffalopterus is a prehistoric eurypterid from the Silurian-aged Bertie Formation of New York and Ontario. The genus contains one species, B. pustulosus. It is closely related to Strobilopterus, but differs primarily by having a bizarre, globular telson (which is otherwise sword-like or spine-like in other eurypterids), and in size, being estimated to be around 1 metre (3.3 ft),^[1] although later study show size estimation of 30 centimetres (12 in).^[2]

Buffalopterus Temporal range: Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossils
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Eurypteroidea
Family:	†Strobilopteridae
Genus:	†Buffalopterus Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962
Type species
†Buffalopterus pustulosus Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962
Synonyms
Eurypterus giganteus Pohlman, 1882 Pterygotus globicaudatus Pohlman, 1882

See also

• List of eurypterids