Vernonopterus
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Vernonopterus is a genus of eurypterid, a group of extinct aquatic arthropods. Fossils of Vernonopterus have been discovered in deposits of the Carboniferous period in Scotland. The name of the genus
Reconstruction of the related Hibbertopterus, a more completely known hibbertopterid eurypterid.
Mycteropoidea
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Mycteropoidea is an extinct superfamily of eurypterids, an extinct group of chelicerate arthropods commonly known as "sea scorpions". It is one of four superfamilies classified as part of the suborder
Vernonopterus
…due to its fragmentary nature. Vernonopterus is classified as part of the family Hibbertopteridae, a family of eurypterids within the superfamily Mycteropoidea, alongside the genera Hibbertopterus and Campylocephalus. The genus contains one species; V. minutisculptus from the Carboniferous of Lanarkshire…
Fossil of Drepanopterus, the earliest known and most basal mycteropoid.