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- A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the order Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land
- large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
- Member of an extinct order (Eurypterida) of arthropods, similar in body plan to the horseshoe crab, that lived c. 505-245 million years ago. Frequently referred to as giant scorpions, most eurypterids were small, although Pterygotus buffaloenis, a species from the Silurian period, was the largest arthropod ever known, reaching a length of about 10 ft (3 m). The eurypterids lived in brackish waters. Some were predators; others were probably bottom-dwelling scavengers