Eurypterida
Arthropoda Eurypterida

Eurypterida

Chelicerata ├─┬─Xiphosura │ └─Eurypterida │ ├─Eurypteracea │ │ ├─Mixopteracea │ │ └─Pterygotina │ └─Stylonuracea │ ├─Dolichopteridae │ └─┬─Stylonuridae │ └─Hibbertopteroidea └─Arachnida ├─Scorpioniformes │ ├─Opiliones │ └─Scorpionida │ ├─Palaeoscorpiones │ └─Orthosterni │ ├─Chactoidea │ └─Scorpionoidea └─Araniformes


Introduction
Morphology
Locomotion
   Swimming
   Walking
Sexual Dimorphism and Reproduction
Ecology & Lifestyle
Phylogeny & Diversity
Links

Eurypterus - life reconstruction
Life reconstruction of Eurypterus, a Silurian eurypterid, length about 20 cm.
Artwork by ObsidianSoul, background Water Floor by Dimitris Siskopoulos Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution

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