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Lanarkopterus
Taxonomy
Lanarkopterus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Lanarkopteridae.
It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mixopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Lanarkopteridae by Lamsdell (2025).
It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mixopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Lanarkopteridae by Lamsdell (2025).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Lanarkopterus Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Lanarkopterus Dunlop et al. p. 187 |
| 2020 | Lanarkopterus Dunlop et al. p. 23 |
| 2025 | Lanarkopterus 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. †Lanarkopterus
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wenlock - Ludlow | United Kingdom (Scotland) | L. dolichoschelus (26906) | |
| Ludlow | United Kingdom (Scotland) | L. dolichoschelus (26896) |