Kokomopterus
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| Kokomopterus Temporal range: Late Silurian, | |
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| Restoration of K. longicaudatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Kokomopteroidea |
| Family: | †Kokomopteridae |
| Genus: | †Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| †Kokomopterus longicaudatus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 | |
Kokomopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid.[1] The genus contains a single species, Kokomopterus longicaudatus, known from the Silurian of Kokomo, Indiana.[2]
