Eurypterus lacustris
UNB-2016-0450Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda » Chelicerata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Eurypterida
Family: Eurypteridae
Genus: Eurypterus (De Kay, 1825)
Species: Eurypterus lacustris (Harlan, 1834)
CAST. Nearly complete articulated specimen with the prosoma, mesosoma and the anterior portion of the metasoma preserved. Telson is missing. Two pairs of walking legs and one large pair of swimming legs are visible. Defined tergitesm and compound eyes.
*This is a Silurian species, not Cambrian.
Specifications
| Object name | Eurypterus lacustris |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0450 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata |
| Composition | Plaster |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Pridoli |
| Numeric age | 423 Mya |
| Origin | Bertie, Ontarion, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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