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Grossopterus
Taxonomy
Grossopterus was named by Størmer (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Waeringopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Waeringopteridae by Lamsdell (2025).
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Waeringopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Waeringopteridae by Lamsdell (2025).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Grossopterus Størmer |
| 1955 | Grossopterus Størmer p. 30 |
| 2002 | Grossopterus Sepkoski |
| 2020 | Grossopterus Dunlop et al. p. 23 |
| 2025 | Grossopterus Lamsdell |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Grossopterus Størmer 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available