Eurypteridae

This article is about the family containing Eurypterus. For the whole order, see Eurypterid.

Eurypteridae is an extinct family of eurypterids that lived in the Silurian and Devonian periods. The family is one of three families contained in the superfamily Eurypteroidea (along with Dolichopteridae and Strobilopteridae), which in turn is one of the superfamilies classified as part of the suborder Eurypterina.^[1] The family contains two genera, Erieopterus and Eurypterus.^[2][3][4]

Eurypteridae Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Eurypterus remipes in the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Germany.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Eurypteroidea
Family:	†Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843
Type species
†Eurypterus remipes De Kay, 1825
Genera
Erieopterus Eurypterus
Synonyms
Erieopteridae Tollerton, 1989

See also

• List of eurypterid genera
• Timeline of eurypterid research