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Eurypterus pachychirus Hall (1859. P^^- ^- ^- 3'4^^'^> P^- 82) 

 Distinguishing characters. Similar to E. r o b u s t u s ; may prove 

 identical. Terminal joints of the sixth pair of legs very broad. 

 Rare in the Waterlime at North Buffalo. 



Eurypterus dekayi Hall (1859. Pal. A^ Y. 3:411'^, pi. 82) 

 Distinguishing characters. Proportionally short body; short 

 broad carapace; anterior part of the abdomen very broad, posterior 

 part much contracted. Penultimate segment with elongate lateral 

 flanges. 



Occasionally in the Waterlime at North Buffalo. 



Genus dolichopterus Hall 

 [Ety. : dohxo^, long; Tzzspdv, wing] 



(1859. Pal. N.Y. 3:414'') 



Distinguished from Eurypterus by having the sixth pair of 

 cephalothoracic legs long and narrow, with the last two joints of 

 subequal size. Metastoma elongate heart-shaped, as in P t e r y - 

 g o t u s . 



Dolichopterus macrochirus Hall (1859. P'^^- ^- ^- 3 -414''% P^- 83, 



83A) 



Distingnishing characters. Robust, elongated body, long, straight- 

 sided carapace, very anterior eyes; strong and thick jointed anterior 

 appendages; extremely long sixth pair of legs. 



Found in the WaterHme beds of North Buffalo. 



Genus eusarcus Grote & Pitt 



[Ety.: eo , well; <jdp'^^ flesh (well-fleshed)] 



(1875. Buffalo soc. nat. sci. Bui. 3:1) 



Eurypterids with the anterior six abdominal segments greatly 

 expanded, and the succeeding ones abruptly contracted. The ter- 

 minal joint of the sixth pair of legs is not expanded. 



Eusarcus grandis Grote & Pitt {Buffalo soc. nat. sci. Bui. 3:17) 

 Distinguishing characters. Large size, attaining a length of 2 or 3 

 feet, Subcylindric posterior abdominal segments. 

 In the Waterlime at North Buffalo. 



