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Polystomurum

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Polystomurum is a genus known from a single Devonian-aged fossil from Siberia, Russia. It was originally described in 1958 as a eurypterid, an extinct aquatic arthropod, with affinities to Marsupipterus inside the family Stylonuridae. Today it is classified only as incertae sedis within Euchelicerata, meaning its precise family relationships are unresolved. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
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Source Polystomurum (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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Polystomurum is a Devonian genus from Siberia, Russia (then the Soviet Union).
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ104177998, descriptionView the Source
2. Polystomurum (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Polystomurum is a Devonian genus from Siberia, Russia (then the Soviet Union).
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Devonian Fossil Arthropod Genera, Lead
    Polystomurum is a Devonian genus from Siberia, Russia (then the Soviet Union). ... Nowadays, it is classified as incertae sedis inside Euchelicerata.
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Wikidata: Polystomurum
Wikidata Q104177998, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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