Archopterus

Archopterus is an extinct genus of eurypterid from the family Adelophthalmidae. It contains one species called A. anjiensis and is from the Wenchang Formation in Zhejiang, China.

Description

Archopterus likely fed on small mollusks, crustaceans and worms.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ma,, Zhenhuan (2023). "Ancient sea scorpion fossil discovered in Zhejiang". China Daily.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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