Austrolimulus
| Austrolimulus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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| artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Xiphosura |
| Order: | Xiphosurida |
| Suborder: | Limulina |
| Family: | Austrolimulidae |
| Genus: | Austrolimulus |
| Species: | A. fletcheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrolimulus fletcheri Riek, 1955 | |
Austrolimulus fletcheri is an extinct xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. The holotype and only known specimen is from Middle Triassic-aged strata of Brookvale, New South Wales of Australia.[1]
References
- ↑ Riek, E. F. "A NEW XIPHOSURAN FROM THE TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS AT BROOKVALE, NEW SOUTH WALES." Records of the Australian Museum 23 (1955): 281-282.
- Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
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