Laurieipterus Explained

Laurieipterus is a genus of a eurypterid classified as part of the family Stylonuridae.[1] It contains one species, L. elegans from the Early Silurian of Scotland.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Lamsdell . J. C. . Braddy . S. J. . Tetlie . O. E. . The systematics and phylogeny of the Stylonurina (Arthropoda: Chelicerata: Eurypterida) . 10.1080/14772011003603564 . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 8 . 49 . 2010 . free .
  2. 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).