†Mycterops ordinatus Cope 1886 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Mycteropidae
originally described as early chordate; Cope (1897; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society) says "a remarkable () Eurypteroid." -from he collection of R. Lacoe.
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Full reference: E.D. Cope. 1886. An Interesting Connecting Genus of Chordata. The American Naturalist 20(12):1027-1031
Belongs to Mycterops according to E.D. Cope 1886
Sister taxa: Mycterops blairi, Mycterops matthieui, Mycterops whitei
Type specimen: USNM V1976
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cannelton (Carboniferous of Pennsylvania)
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