Pentlandopterus
(Redirected from Pentlandopterus minor)
| Pentlandopterus Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Suborder: | †Eurypterina |
| Superfamily: | †Eurypteroidea |
| Genus: | †Pentlandopterus Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Pentlandopterus minor Laurie, 1899
| |
Pentlandopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid from the Late Ordovician period. The genus contains one species, P. minor, known from the Pentland Hills in Scotland. Classified as part of the Eurypteroidea superfamily, it has not yet been possible to classify it as part of any particular family.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch , version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).
| ||
| Taxonomy |  | |
| Geochronology | ||
| Geography | ||
| Notable genera | ||
| Ichnogenera | ||
| Related groups | ||
| Related articles | ||
 | This eurypterid-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |