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Mycterops
Extinct genus of sea scorpions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mycterops is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid of the family Mycteroptidae. Mycterops lived during the Carboniferous period in Europe and North America.
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Figure by Edward Drinker Cope of the carapace and part of the abdomen of M. ordinatus from its 1886 description | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Superfamily: | †Mycteropoidea |
Family: | †Mycteroptidae |
Genus: | †Mycterops Cope, 1886 |
Type species | |
†Mycterops ordinatus Cope, 1886 | |
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