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KJELLESVIG-WAERING: DEVONIAN EURYPTERIDS
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rences. They do so in parts of the Upper Silurian of New York, where the various specific ranges are well known.
The list of North American eurypterids of the Devonian is as follows:
Adelophthalmus approximatus (Hall and Clarke) |
Upper Devonian? | Pennsylvania |
Ctenopterus (?) lacoana (Claypole) |
Upper Devonian | Pennsylvania, New York |
Dolichopterus asperatus, n. sp. |
Lower Devonian | Ohio |
Dorfopterus angusticollis Kjellesvig-Waering |
Lower Devonian | Wyoming |
Erieopterus latus (Ruedemann) |
Lower Devonian | Wyoming |
Grossopterus inexpectans (Ruedemann) |
Middle Devonian | New York |
Pterygotus (Erettopterus) serratus n. sp. |
Lower Devonian | Ohio |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) atlanticus Clarke and Ruedemann |
Middle Devonian | New Brunswick |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) carmani n. sp. |
Lower Devonian | Ohio |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) elleri Ruedemann |
Upper Devonian | New York |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) gaspensis Russell |
Middle Devonian | Quebec |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) howelli Kjellesvig-Waering and Størmer |
Lower Devonian | Wyoming |
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) montanensis Ruedemann |
Upper Devonian | Montana |
Rhenopterus (?) maccarthyi (Kjellesvig-Waering) |
Middle Devonian | New York |
Strobilopterus princetonii (Ruedemann) |
Lower Devonian | Wyoming |
Stylonurus arnoldi (Ehlers) |
Upper Devonian | Pennsylvania |
Stylonurus beecheri (Hall) |
Upper Devonian | Pennsylvania |
Stylonurus (?) wrightianus (Dawson) |
Upper Devonian | New York |
Syntomopterus richardsoni, n. sp. |
Lower Devonian | Ohio |
The ecological conditions are discussed by Dr. Denison in his paper on fishes (1960, p. 610) and will not be repeated here.
Class Merostomata Dana, 1852
Subclass Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843
Superfamily Eurypteracea Burmeister, 1845
Family Pterygotidae Clarke and Ruedemann, 1912
Genus Pterygotus Agassiz, 1839
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) carmani, new species
Figures 35–42
This large eurypterid is the most common element of the Lower Devonian eurypterid fauna of Lucas County. Most of the patches