Ruedemannipterus
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| Ruedemannipterus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossils of Kiaeropterus otisius, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides and Hughmilleria socialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | †Dolichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 | |
Ruedemannipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae. The genus contains one species, R. stylonuroides,[1] known from the Silurian of New York.[2]
