The earliest pterygotid record (Arthropoda, Chelicerata) from the Lower Silurian Majiaochong Formation of South China

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe new materials of pterygotid eurypterid Erettopterus sp. excavated from the lower Silurian (Llandovery) Majiaochong Formation of Guizhou Province, China. Those materials represent one of the earliest records of the genus Erettopterus, thereby indicating their long-lived history within the South Chinese region, and might have accomplished global distribution earlier than the previous estimated.

KEYWORDS:

• Erettopterus
• lower Silurian (llandovery)
• the Majiaochong formation
• South China

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Funding

This work is supported by the Research Project of Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development (No. 2021-06, 2021-09).