Waeringopterus

Waeringopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterids from the Silurian of North America.^[1] The genus contains two species, W. apfeli from the Syracuse and Vernon Formations of New York and Ontario and W. cumberlandicus from the Wills Creek Formation, West Virginia.^[2] Fossils of the genus also were found in the Indian Point Formation of Quebec.

Waeringopterus Temporal range: Late Silurian, 418.7–416 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil carapaces referred to Waeringopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Waeringopteroidea
Family:	†Waeringopteridae
Genus:	†Waeringopterus Leutze, 1961
Type species
†Waeringopterus cumberlandicus Swartz, 1923
Species
†W. apfeli Leutze, 1961 †W. cumberlandicus Leutze, 1961