Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Alternative combination: Anthracosaurus raniceps
Full reference: F. Goldenberg. 1873. Fauna Saraepontana Fossilis. Die Fossilen Thiere aus der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken, 1tes Heft 1-26
Belongs to Eurypterus according to G. Waterlot 1934
See also Goldenberg 1873 and Tetlie and Poschmann 2008
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 oklahomensis, Eurypterus ornatus, Eurypterus pittsfordensis, Eurypterus punctatus, Eurypterus quebecensis, Eurypterus remipes, Eurypterus scouleri, Eurypterus sellardsi, Eurypterus serratus, Eurypterus styliformis, Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus, Eurypterus yangi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gersweiler, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial horizon in the Auerswald coal seam Formation of Germany
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gersweiler
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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