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Soligorskopterus, a new sea scorpion genus

Started by Halichoeres, July 09, 2018, 09:04:18 PM

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July 09, 2018, 09:04:18 PM
Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis hails from the Upper Devonian of Belarus and seems to actually have been freshwater, so I guess...stream scorpion? Let's just call it a eurypterid, I guess!

Lots of specimens; here's one of the better ones:



Paper (paywall): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/new-genus-of-eurypterid-chelicerata-eurypterida-from-the-upper-devonian-salt-deposits-of-belarus/21480C0E4982CEC3FF2B84C4DE88DEF9
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