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†Erettopterus laticauda Schmidt 1883 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Belongs to Erettopterus according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025

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

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Rootsikula Horizon, Saaremaa, Estonia (Silurian of Estonia)

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