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superfamily Carcinosomatoidea, also
named after Carcinosoma.
Fossils of
carcinosomatids have been
found in
North America,
Europe and Asia, the
family possibly...
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pterygotid eurypterid.
Carcinosoma scorpioides A
carcinosomatid eurypterid.
Eusarcana obesus A
carcinosomatid eurypterid. ?Nanahughmilleria
lanceolata An adelophthalmid...
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differentiate it from most
other eurypterids, but are
shared with
other carcinosomatid eurypterids. The
triangular carapace,
oddly positioned forward-facing...
- 'dawn',
referring to the
earlier age of the
genus compared to
other carcinosomatid eurypterids.
Eocarcinosoma is
known only from a
single specimen, a well-preserved...
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carcinosomatid eurypterid, with the
largest species, R. vaningeni,
reaching lengths of 39
centimetres (15.4 in). In
contrast to
other carcinosomatids...
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Carcinosoma contains seven species from
North America and
Great Britain.
Carcinosomatid eurypterids had
unusual proportions and
features compared to
other eurypterids...
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megalograptids again considered to be
close relatives of the
mixopterids and
carcinosomatids. The
phylogenetic analysis accompanying the
description of the new...
- to
being similar to P. anglicus), a leg (undoubtedly
representing a
carcinosomatid eurypterid,
potentially Carcinosoma) and a
telson (which is far more...
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forming an
organ capable of grasping.
Though often classified either as a
carcinosomatid or megalograptid,
Holmipterus has also been
classified as a
genus of...
- arthropods,
other members of Diploperculata, such as the
pterygotids or the
carcinosomatids,
reached much
larger sizes, surp****ing two meters. The Waeringopteridae...
