Parastylonurus

Name: Parastylonurus.
Phonetic: Pah-rah-sty-lo-nu-rus.
Named By: Laurie‭ ‬-‭ ‬1892.
Classification: Arthropoda,‭ ‬Chelicerata,‭ ‬Eurypterida.
Species: P.‭ ‬ornatus‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore‭?
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Scotland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Downton Sandstone Formation,‭ ‬Fish Bed Formation,‭ ‬Kip Burn Formation,‭ ‬Reservoir Formation,‭ ‬Slot Burn Formation.
Time period: Late Silurian.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of several individuals.

       Parastylonurus is a genus of eurypterid that lived in the British Isles during the late Silurian.



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