Mycterops ordinatus Cope 1886 (eurypterid)

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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