Fossil specimen : BGS GSM89411 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Eurypterida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Erettopterus (Erettopterus) brodiei Kjellesvig-Waering |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Erettopterus (Erettopterus) brodiei Kjellesvig-Waering Platychisma helicites Pterygotus problematicus |
| Registration No. | GSM89411 |
|---|---|
| Collector | no history |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Ludford Lane |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Downton Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Early Devonian Epoch (Devonian Period) – Pridoli Epoch (Silurian Period) (393.3 – 423.6 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 Journ of Pal 35 4 p.819-820 fig.24 2 |
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