Grossopterus

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]

Grossopterus Temporal range: Early Devonian, 411.2–407 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil carapace of G. inexpectans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Waeringopteroidea
Family:	†Waeringopteridae
Genus:	†Grossopterus Størmer, 1934
Species
†G. inexpectans (Ruedemann, 1921) †G. overathi (Gross, 1933, type species)

See also

• Paleontology portal

• List of eurypterids