Erettopterus qujingensis Ma et al. 2022 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Full reference: Z. Ma, P. A. Selden, J. C. Lamsdell, T. Zhang, J. Chen and X. Zhang. 2022. Two new eurypterids (Arthropoda, Chelicerata) from the upper Silurian Yulongsi Formation of south-west China. Journal of Paleontology

Belongs to Erettopterus according to Z. Ma et al. 2022

See also Lamsdell 2025

Sister taxa: Erettopterus bilobus, Erettopterus brodiei, Erettopterus canadensis, Erettopterus exophthalmus, Erettopterus gigas, Erettopterus globiceps, Erettopterus grandis, Erettopterus laticauda, Erettopterus marstoni, Erettopterus megalodon, Erettopterus osiliensis, Erettopterus salweyi, Erettopterus serratus, Erettopterus serricaudatus, Erettopterus spatulatus, Erettopterus waylandsmithi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Liaojiao Mountain vicinity Eurypterids (Silurian of China)

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