†Waeringopterus Leutze 1961 (eurypterid)
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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
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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