Clarkeipterus

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Clarkeipterus
Temporal range: Silurian
The Eurypterida of New York plate 57.jpg
C. testudineus 1-2
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Eurypterida
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Clarkeipterus

Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Species
  • ?C. otisius (Clarke, 1907)
  • C. testudineus (Clarke & Ruedeman, 1912)

Clarkeipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae. The genus contains two species, C. otisius and C. testudineus, both from the Silurian Bertie Formation of the United States.[1]

See also[]

  • List of eurypterids

References[]

  1. ^ Kiaeropterus (Eurypterida; Stylonurina) recognized from the Silurian of the Pentland Hills O. ERIK TETLIE1, LYALL I. ANDERSON2 & MARKUS POSCHMANN3


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