†Pentecopterus Lamsdell et al. 2015 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Megalograptidae
Full reference: J. C. Lamsdell, D. E. G. Briggs, H. P. Liu, B. J. Witzke, and R. M. McKay. 2015. The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15(1):169
Parent taxon: Megalograptidae according to J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Echinognathus, Megalograptus
Subtaxa: Pentecopterus decorahensis
Type: Pentecopterus decorahensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Winneshiek Lagerstätte (Ordovician of Iowa)
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