Ruedemannipterus Temporal range:
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Fossils of Kiaeropterus otisius, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides and Hughmilleria socialis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Family: | †Dolichopteridae |
Genus: | †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 |
Type species | |
Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
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Ruedemannipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae. The genus contains one species, R. stylonuroides,[1] known from the Silurian of New York.[2]