Pittsfordipterus

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Name

Pittsfordipterus.

Phonetic

Named By

Classification

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

Not Found

Size

Roughly estimated about 6 centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬New York‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vernon Shale Formation.

Time Period

Pridoli of the Silurian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Pittsfordipterus is a genus of eurypterid that lived in North America during the late Silurian.

Further Reading

Further reading- A recurrent Pittsford (Salina) fauna. – New York State Museum Bulletin: 205–222. – Rudolf Ruedemann – 1921.- Phylogeny and palaeoecology of the Adelophthalmoidea (Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Eurypterida). – Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 6 (2): 237–249. – O. Erik Tetlie & Markus Poschmann – 2008.- Cope’s Rule and Romer’s theory: patterns of diversity and gigantism in eurypterids and Palaeozoic vertebrates. – Biology Letters. – James C. Lamsdell & Simon J. Braddy – 2009.

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