Austrolimulus

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Austrolimulus
Fossil range: Middle Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Xiphosura
Order: Xiphosurida
Suborder: Limulina
Family: Austrolimulidae
Genus: Austrolimulus

Austrolimulus is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived in the Middle Triassic.

[edit] Sources

  • Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell

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