†Dolichopterus herkimerensis Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1956 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Dolichopteridae
Full reference: K. C. Caster and E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1956. Some notes on the genus Dolichopterus Hall. Journal of Paleontology 30(1):19-28
Belongs to Dolichopterus according to K. C. Caster and E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering 1956
Sister taxa: Dolichopterus asperatus, Dolichopterus jewetti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cranes Corners, which is in a Cayugan shallow subtidal dolomite in the Bertie Limestone Formation of New York
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (3: New York collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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