Talk:Eurypteridae

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These photo captions by The Paleontological Research Institution in New York place Eurypteridae in the order Eurypterida, Class Merostomata, in direct contrast to this Wiki entry. Please investigate and/or correct.

CLASS - Merostomata ORDER - Eurypterida FAMILY - Eurypteridae GENUS/SPECIES - Eurypterus remipes ROCK UNIT - Fiddler's Green Formation AGE - Late Silurian (410 million years old) LOCALITY - Alan Lang's Quarry, Passage Gulf, Herkimer Co., New York

CLASS - Merostomata ORDER - Eurypterida FAMILY - Eurypteridae GENUS/SPECIES - Eurypterus lacustris ROCK UNIT - Williamsville Dolostone AGE - Upper Silurian (410 million years old) LOCALITY - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York

REF: The Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road • Ithaca, NY 14850 • phone: 607-273-6623 • fax: 607-273-6620