The Eurypterida of New York/Volume 1

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New York State Education Department



New York State Museum

John M. Clarke, Director


Memoir 14

THE EURYPTERIDA OF NEW YORK

by
JOHN M. CLARKE
and
RUDOLF RUEDEMANN


VOLUME I
TEXT


page
Preface 5
Introduction:
     History of investigations 13
Eurypterida I Morphology, anatomy, and terminology 23
II Mode of life 71
III Geological distribution and bionomic relations 85
A Conspectus of American species arranged according to their geological occurence 85
B Biologic facies of the eurypterid faunas 90
C Geological distribution in other countries 94
D Bionomy of the eurypterid faunas 96
IV Ontogeny 113
V Phylogeny 124
VI Taxonomic relations 135
VII Synoptic table of North American Eurypterida 149
VIII Systematic account of the Eurypterida 152
Eurypteridae 152
Pterygotidae 329
Appendix 385
Bibliography 432

ALBANY
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
1912

STATE OF NEW YORK
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Regents of the University
With years when terms expire

1913 Whitelaw Reid M.A. LL.D. D.C.L. Chancellor New York
1917 St Clair McKelway M.A. LL.D. D.C.L. Vice Chancellor Brooklyn
1919 Daniel Beach Ph.D. LL.D. Watkins
1914 Pliny T. Sexton LL.B. LL.D. Palmyra
1915 Albert Vander Veer M.D. M.A. Ph.D. LL.D. Albany
1922 Chester S. Lord M.A. LL.D. New York
1918 William Nottingham M.A. Ph.D. LL.D. Syracuse
1920 Eugene A. Philbin LL.B. LL.D. New York
1916 Lucius N. Littauer B.A. Gloversville
1921 Francis M. Carpenter Mount Kisco
1923 Abram I. Elkus LL.B. New York
1924 Adelbert Moot Buffalo


Commissioner of Education

Andrew S. Draper LL.B. LL.D.


Assistant Commissioners

Augustus S. Downing M.A. L.H.D. LL.D. First Assistant
Charles F. Wheelock B.S. LL.D. Second Assistant
Thomas E. Finegan M.A. Pd.D. LL.D. Third Assistant


Director of State Library

James I. Wyer, Jr, M.L.S.


Director of Science and State Museum

John M. Clarke Ph.D. D.Sc. LL.D.


Chiefs of Divisions

Administration, George M. Wiley M.A.
Attendance, James D. Sullivan
Educational Extension, William R. Eastman M.A. M.L.S.
Examinations, Harlan H. Horner B.A.
History, James A. Holden B.A.
Inspections, Frank H. Wood M.A.
Library School, Frank K. Walter M.A. B.L.S.
Public Records, Thomas C. Quinn
School Libraries, Sherman Williams Pd.D.
Statistics, Hiram C. Case
Visual Instructions, Alfred W. Abrams Ph.B.
Vocational Schools, Arthur D. Dean B.S.
New York State Education Department
Science Division, June 6, 1910

Hon. Andrew S. Draper LL.D.
Commissioner of Education

My dear sir: I have the honor to communicate herewith and to submit to your approval for publication as a memoir of the State Museum, a manuscript constituting a monograph on The Eurypterida of New York, to be accompanied by adequate illustrative plates.

Very respectfully
John M. Clarke

Director
state of new york
education department
commissioner's room

Approved for publication this 6th day of June 1910

Commissioner of Education

EURYPTERID GENERA OF NEW YORK
Restored and Reduced to 1·12 Natural Size
DOLICHOPTERUS STYLONURUS
PTERYGOTUS EUSARCUS EURYPTERUS
HUGHMILLERIA