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![Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. (1) Entire specimen, holotype (NIGP 164906). (2) Line drawing of the entire specimen. (3) Close-up of type A genital appendage. (4) Counterpart. Scale bars = 10 mm.]()
![Regional map and stratigraphy. (1) Map of the Fushi Reservoir area (Anji County, Zhejiang Province, South China) showing location of the Tianfucun section where Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. was recovered. (2) Lithostratigraphy and biozone showing the approximate position of Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. in black mudstones of the Wenchang Formation.]()
![Enhanced image of Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp., the original color of the fossil adjusted to blue to improve contrast. (1) Entire specimen, holotype (NIGP 164906). (2) Close-up of appendage. (3) Close-up of type A genital appendage. (4) Close-up of metastoma (counterpart). (1, 3, 4) Scale bars = 10 mm; (2) scale bar = 2 mm.]()
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Journal Article
The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China Available to Purchase
Journal: Journal of Paleontology
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 01 May 2023
Journal of Paleontology (2023) 97 (3): 606–611.
...Han Wang; Simon J. Braddy; Joseph Botting; Yuandong Zhang Abstract An early form of eurypterids (Chelicerata), Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp., is described from the uppermost Ordovician Wenchang Formation of Anji County, Zhejiang Province, South China. It is the earliest record of eurypterids...
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Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. ( 1 ) Entire specimen, holotype (NIGP... Available to Purchase
in The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 May 2023
Figure 2. Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. ( 1 ) Entire specimen, holotype (NIGP 164906). ( 2 ) Line drawing of the entire specimen. ( 3 ) Close-up of type A genital appendage. ( 4 ) Counterpart. Scale bars = 10 mm.
Image
Regional map and stratigraphy. ( 1 ) Map of the Fushi Reservoir area (Anji ... Available to Purchase
in The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 May 2023
Figure 1. Regional map and stratigraphy. ( 1 ) Map of the Fushi Reservoir area (Anji County, Zhejiang Province, South China) showing location of the Tianfucun section where Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp. was recovered. ( 2 ) Lithostratigraphy and biozone showing the approximate position
Image
Enhanced image of Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp., the original colo... Available to Purchase
in The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 May 2023
Figure 3. Enhanced image of Archopterus anjiensis n. gen. n. sp., the original color of the fossil adjusted to blue to improve contrast. ( 1 ) Entire specimen, holotype (NIGP 164906). ( 2 ) Close-up of appendage. ( 3 ) Close-up of type A genital appendage. ( 4 ) Close-up of metastoma
