Project Description

(444 – 419 million years ago) — Mascot: Eurypterid — During the Silurian, many groups of boney fishes appeared, swimming alongside some truly fantastical marine life. Eurypterid’s name comes from “eury” or “wide” and “pteron” or “wing,” because of its broad swimming paddles. The biggest species of Eurypterid were over eight feet (1.5 m) long. These “sea scorpions” lived in fresh or saline water, and may have spent some time on land.