Waeringopterus Leutze 1961 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Waeringopteridae

Full reference: W.P. Leutze. 1961. Arthropods from the Syracuse Formation, Silurian of New York. Journal of Paleontology 35(1):49-64

Parent taxon: Waeringopteridae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025

See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020, Leutze 1961 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Eysyslopterus, Grossopterus, Orcanopterus

Subtaxa: Waeringopterus cumberlandicus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (6: Maryland, New York, West Virginia)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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