Eurypterus

Eurypterus is an extinct genus of sea scorpion. It is the most famous type of sea scorpion, although it was far from the largest. It lived during the Silurian era and out has been found in the United States, Canada and Europe. The first Eurypterus fossil was discovered in 1818.^[2]

Dorsal and ventral aspects of Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus, from Jan Nieszkowski's 1858 dissertation

Eurypterus Temporal range: Silurian, 432–418.1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Artist's reconstruction of Eurypterus in life.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Eurypteroidea
Family:	†Eurypteridae
Genus:	†Eurypterus De Kay, 1825
Type species
Eurypterus remipes De Kay, 1825
Species
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Collection sites of Eurypterus fossils.[1]
Synonyms
Baltoeurypterus Størmer, 1973