Grossopterus overathi

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Italiano: Grossopterus overathi (Gross, 1933). MB.A. 2a + b. From the Early Devonian (Siegennian) Wahnbach-Schichten, collected at the Heider quarry near Overath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. A. Dorsal surface showing prosomal dorsal shield (or carapace), most of the opisthosoma and some appendages. B. Ventral surface showing the metastoma, some coxal elements and an incomplete opisthosoma with a prominent genital appendage. Scale bar equals 20 mm. Date: 14 May 2020. Source: The Early Devonian eurypterid Grossopterus overathi (Gross, 1933) from Overath, Germany. Mitt. Mus. Nat.kd. Berl., Geowiss. Reihe 5 (2002) 93-104. Author: Jason A. Dunlop, Simon J. Braddy & Erik Tetlie.