Archopterus

Fossil genus of arthropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archopterus
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Archopterus is an extinct genus of eurypterid from the family Adelophthalmidae. It contains one species called A. anjiensis and is from the Wenchang Formation in Zhejiang, China.

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An Archopterus swimming in a glass sponge reef

Description

Archopterus likely fed on small mollusks, crustaceans and worms.[1]

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