A superfamily classification of extinct aquatic arthropods that includes the eurypterids and their relatives.
From eurypteroid plus the Latin superfamily suffix '-ea'. Groups together several families of similar extinct sea creatures.
Paleontologists debate whether horseshoe crabs should be included in Eurypteroidea, because if they are, it means we're swimming alongside the descendants of ancient sea monsters!
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