Paraeurypterus
Extinct genus of sea scorpions
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Paraeurypterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid from the Late Ordovician period. The genus contains one species, P. anatoliensis, known from Şort Tepe in Turkey.[1] Paraeurypterus is classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae.[2]
| Paraeurypterus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of P. anatoliensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Dolichopteroidea |
| Family: | †Dolichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Paraeurypterus Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Paraeurypterus anatoliensis Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013 | |
