Euproops

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Euproops
Fossil range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Xiphosura
Order: Xiphosurida
Suborder: Bellinurina
Family: Euproopidae
Genus: Euproops

Euproops is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived in the Carboniferous.

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  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward

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