Soligorskopterus

Soligorskopterus
Temporal range: Famennian, 372.2–358.9 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Order:†Eurypterida
Superfamily:†Stylonuroidea
Family:†Stylonuridae
Genus:†Soligorskopterus
Plax et al., 2018
Type species
†Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis
Plax et al., 2018

Soligorskopterus is a genus of eurypterid, an extinct group of aquatic arthropods. Fossils of Soligorskopterus have been discovered in deposits of the Devonian age in Belarus. Its name derives from Soligorsk, the closest city from the fossil site, and the Greek word πτερόν (pteron), which means wing. The biggest specimen reaches the size of 34 cm (13.4 in).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Plax, Dmitry P.; Lamsdell, James C.; Vrazo, Matthew B.; Barbikov, Dmitry V. (2018). "A new genus of eurypterid (Chelicerata, Eurypterida) from the Upper Devonian salt deposits of Belarus". Journal of Paleontology. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.11.


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