Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Jaekelopterus/archive1
Any thoughts or edits? - Dank (push to talk) 20:05, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
Jaekelopterus was a predatory eurypterid, often called a sea scorpion. Its claws and compound eyes indicate it was active and powerful with high visual acuity, most likely an apex predator in the ecosystems of Euramerica. Fossils have been discovered from roughly 400 million years ago, during the Early Devonian. There are two known species: the type species J. rhenaniae from brackish to fresh water strata in the Rhineland, and J. howelli from estuarine strata in Wyoming. Based on isolated fossil remains from the Klerf Formation of Germany, J. rhenaniae has been estimated to have reached a size of around 2.3–2.6 metres (7.5–8.5 ft), making it the largest arthropod ever discovered. J. howelli was much smaller, reaching 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) in length. In overall appearance, Jaekelopterus was similar to other pterygotid eurypterids, with enlarged pincers and forelimbs. The genus was named for German paleontologist Otto Jaekel, who described the type species. (Full article...)
- Looks like a good summary! Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:55, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks much! - Dank (push to talk) 21:06, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- I just moved the genus-name sentence to the end, to keep the info on the species together. - Dank (push to talk) 01:52, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks much! - Dank (push to talk) 21:06, 30 March 2019 (UTC)