Erieopterus
Sign in to saveErieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid found in Silurian to Devonian-aged marine and freshwater strata of North America. The genus contains three species from the Silurian to the Devonian.'''''''' Erieopterus'' is the only genus in the family Erieopteridae, part of the Dolichopteroidea superfamily.
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Erieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid found in Silurian to Devonian-aged marine and freshwater strata of North America. The genus contains three species from the Silurian to the Devonian.'''''''' Erieopterus is the only genus in the family Erieopteridae, part of the Dolichopteroidea superfamily.
==Species== thumb|left|Reconstruction of Erieopterus Erieopterus eriensis (Whitfield, 1882) — Silurian, USA Erieopterus microphthalmus (Hall, 1859) — Devonian, USA & Canada Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971 — Silurian. Canada
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