| Grossopterus Temporal range: Early Devonian, 411.2–407 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Fossil carapace of G. inexpectans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Waeringopteroidea |
| Family: | †Waeringopteridae |
| Genus: | †Grossopterus Størmer, 1934 |
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Grossopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Waeringopteridae. The genus contains two species, G. inexpectans from Gilboa, United States and G. overathi from Overath, Germany.
See also
References
- Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch , version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).
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