Austrolimulus

<i>Austrolimulus</i>

Austrolimulus

Species of horseshoe crab relative

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]

Quick Facts Austrolimulus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    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


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