Eurypterus - Eurypterus

Japanese: エウリプテルス - えうりぷてるす
Eurypterus - Eurypterus

...Some are small, but some are larger, exceeding 1m in length, and some even reaching 1.8m. Eurypterus is a representative species of sea scorpion, and is found in Ordovician to Carboniferous strata in Europe, North Africa, and Asia, but most are small, about 20 to 30cm in length. No sea scorpion fossils have yet been reported in Japan.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Eurypterus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小型のものもあるが,大きなものは1mを超え,1.8mに達するものもあった。エウリプテルスEurypterusはウミサソリ中の代表的なものでヨーロッパ,北アフリカ,アジアのオルドビス紀~石炭紀の地層より産出するが,20~30cmほどの小型のものが多い。ウミサソリの化石はまだ日本から産出の報告がない。…

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