Austrolimulus
| Austrolimulus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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| Family: | Austrolimulidae
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| Genus: | Austrolimulus
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| Species: | A. fletcheri
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| Austrolimulus fletcheri Riek, 1955
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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
- 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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