Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Full reference: C. E. Decker. 1938. A Permian Eurypterid from Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 12(4):396-397
Belongs to Eurypterus according to C. E. Decker 1938
See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1958
Sister taxa: Eurypterus (Adelophthalmus), Eurypterus (Anthraconectes), Eurypterus cephalaspis, Eurypterus dekayi, Eurypterus flintstonensis, Eurypterus hankeni, Eurypterus henningsmoeni, Eurypterus laculatus, Eurypterus lacustris, Eurypterus leopoldi, Eurypterus loi, Eurypterus obesus, Eurypterus ornatus, Eurypterus pittsfordensis, Eurypterus punctatus, Eurypterus quebecensis, Eurypterus raniceps, Eurypterus remipes, Eurypterus scouleri, Eurypterus sellardsi, Eurypterus serratus, Eurypterus styliformis, Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus, Eurypterus yangi
Type specimen: Holotype, Univ. Oklahoma, Mus. Paleontology, no. A 16,301; mold of holotype, no. A 16,302. Its type locality is 1 mile SE of Red Rock, which is in an Artinskian terrestrial sandstone in the Wellington Formation of Oklahoma.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eurypterus oklahomensis in the database
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