Eurypterus

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Eurypterida
gptkbp:commonName sea scorpion
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:existed about 432 to 418 million years ago
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Eurypteridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:James_Ellsworth_De_Kay
1825
gptkbp:fossilDiscovery 19th century
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Silurian
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:habitat shallow marine environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eurypterus
gptkbp:importantFor state fossil of New York
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length up to 1.3 meters
gptkbp:motility swimming
walking
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Eurypterus_tetragonophthalmus
gptkb:Eurypterus_remipes
gptkb:Eurypterus_lacustris
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 15
gptkbp:order gptkb:Eurypterida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators small fish
other arthropods
trilobites
larger eurypterids
gptkbp:preserves well-preserved exoskeletons
gptkbp:relatedTo horseshoe crabs
scorpions
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Silurian_period
gptkbp:shape segmented body
chelicerae
paddle-like swimming appendages
telson
gptkbp:significance most common eurypterid genus
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Chelicerata
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Eurypterus_remipes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:eurypterids
gptkb:Eurypterids
gptkb:eurypterids_(sea_scorpions)
gptkb:Eurypterus_remipes
gptkb:Archaeostraca
gptkb:Pterygotus_anglicus
gptkb:Eurypterida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6