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Its the largest bug, kinda like a sea scorpion and is known to be taller than man!

-- The eurypterids match the above description. Also, they first appeared in the Silurian period along with corals and early land plants.

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Where would you be able to find bedrock which was formed at the peak of the eurypterid's development in NY State?

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