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Ciurcopterus

Ciurcopterus is a genus of eurypterid, an extinct group of aquatic arthropods. Fossils of Ciurcopterus have been discovered in deposits of Late Silurian age in North America. Formerly classified as a basal pterygotid, Ciurcopterus was placed in the separate but closely related family Ciurcopteridae in a 2025. the genus contains two species, C. sarlei…

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Ciurcopterus

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related to history · 24
Ciurcopterus → Another, Briggs, British, Ciurca Jr, Derek, Erik, Erik Tetlie, Hughmilleriidae, In, Indiana, Kjellesvig-Waering, Kokomo, National Museum, North American, Pterygotidae, Pterygotus, Samuel, Slimonidae, Tetlie, The
related to Classification · 7
Ciurcopterus → Cope's, For, Hughmilleria, Kokomo, Pterygotidae, Slimonia, The
related to Description · 5
Ciurcopterus → Acutiramus, Jaekelopterus, Slimonia, The, Though
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Ciurcopterus → genus of eurypterid

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species ventricosus pterygotids eurypterid genus pterygotid telson kokomo slimonia also family pterygotus pterygotidae sarlei new specimens features group large pretelson

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Ciurcopterusis agenus of eurypterid0.90text
Slimoniainstance ofClassificationCiurcopterus has been noted as possessing a mix of features from both more primitive pterygotioids0.80text
more derived members of the group firmly within the Pterygotidaeinstance ofClassificationCiurcopterus has been noted as possessing a mix of features from both more primitive pterygotioids0.80text
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationSlimonia0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationPterygotidae0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationFor0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationKokomo0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationThe0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationHughmilleria0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to ClassificationCope's0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to DescriptionThough0.60section
Ciurcopterusrelated to DescriptionJaekelopterus0.60section

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