†Pentlandopterus minor Laurie 1899 (eurypterid)
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Alternative combination: Eurypterus minor
Full reference: M. Laurie. 1899. On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 39:575-590
Belongs to Pentlandopterus according to J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2013
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Laurie 1899 and Tetlie 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gutterford Burn Eurypterid bed, Pentland Hills, which is in a Telychian offshore sandstone in the Reservoir Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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