About: Buffalopterus

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Buffalopterus is a prehistoric eurypterid from the Silurian-aged Bertie Formation of New York and Ontario. The genus contains one species, B. pustulosus. It is closely related to Strobilopterus, but differs primarily by having a bizarre, globular telson (which is otherwise sword-like or spine-like in other eurypterids), and in size, being estimated to be at least 1 meter in length.

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  • Buffalopterus is a prehistoric eurypterid from the Silurian-aged Bertie Formation of New York and Ontario. The genus contains one species, B. pustulosus. It is closely related to Strobilopterus, but differs primarily by having a bizarre, globular telson (which is otherwise sword-like or spine-like in other eurypterids), and in size, being estimated to be at least 1 meter in length. (en)
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  • Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962 (en)
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  • Fossils (en)
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  • *Eurypterus giganteus (Pohlman, 1882) *Pterygotus globicaudatus (Pohlman, 1882) (en)
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  • Buffalopterus (en)
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  • †Buffalopterus pustulosus (en)
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  • Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962 (en)
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  • Buffalopterus is a prehistoric eurypterid from the Silurian-aged Bertie Formation of New York and Ontario. The genus contains one species, B. pustulosus. It is closely related to Strobilopterus, but differs primarily by having a bizarre, globular telson (which is otherwise sword-like or spine-like in other eurypterids), and in size, being estimated to be at least 1 meter in length. (en)
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  • Buffalopterus (en)
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