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Jaekelopterus rhenaniae is a giant eurypterid, an extinct aquatic chelicerate commonly called a sea scorpion, from Early Devonian deposits in Germany. A fossilized claw fragment has been used to estimate a total body length of roughly 2.5 meters, placing it among the largest arthropods known. Its ro...
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Largest known eurypterid with impressive size estimate; fragmentary evidence limits precision.
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Eurypterus remipes was an aquatic arthropod, commonly called a sea scorpion, that lived during the Silurian Period. Fossils are especially abundant in rocks of New York State, where exceptionally preserved specimens reveal its segmented body, broad swimming appendages, and paddle-shaped rear limbs....
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Classic well-preserved eurypterid and New York state fossil; strong representative value.
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