Note on the morphology and systematic position of Alkenopterus burglahrensis (Chelicerata: Eurypterida: Eurypterina) from the Lower Devonian of Germany |
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Authors: | Markus Poschmann |
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Institution: | 1. Direktion Landesarch?ologie, Referat Erdgeschichte, Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe RLP, Gro?e Langgasse 29, 55116, Mainz, Germany
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Abstract: | The holotype of the eurypterid Alkenopterus burglahrensis from the Lower Devonian (Siegenian) of the Westerwald area (Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany) is re-examined. In contrast to a previous concept, this species has flattened distal podomeres seven and eight and a movable flattened spine on the seventh podomere of the sixth prosomal appendage (podomere VI-7a). Based on the presence of such a slender paddle, A. burglahrensis has to be regarded as a basal ‘swimming eurypterid’ (Eurypterina) and is formally transferred here to the family Onychopterellidae, extending the stratigraphical range of this family into the Lower Devonian. |
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