Ruedemannipterus Temporal range: | |
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Fossils of Kiaeropterus otisius, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides and Hughmilleria socialis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | † Eurypterida |
Family: | † Dolichopteridae |
Genus: | † Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 |
Type species | |
Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 |
Ruedemannipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae. The genus contains one species, R. stylonuroides, [1] known from the Silurian of New York. [2]