Eurypterus lacustris

 

ROCK UNIT - Williamsville Dolostone

AGE - Upper Silurian (410 million years old)

LOCALITY - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York

CLASS - Merostomata
ORDER - Eurypterida
FAMILY - Eurypteridae
GENUS/SPECIES - Eurypterus lacustris


Eurypterus lacustris is a distinctive eurypterid which only occurs in the uppermost beds of the Bertie Group (Williamsville Formation) and is only commonly recognized in the Buffalo area and adjoining areas in southern Ontario.

PRI 42414

 

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