Attenborolimulus

Attenborolimulus; Temporal range: Olenekian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	Xiphosura
Family:	†Austrolimulidae
Genus:	†Attenborolimulus; Bicknell & Shcherbakov, 2021
Species:	†A. superspinosus
Binomial name
	†Attenborolimulus superspinosus; Bicknell & Shcherbakov, 2021

Attenborolimulus is an extinct genus of horseshoe crab with one known species: Attenborolimulus superspinosus. This genus is known from the , dating to the Olenekian age (early Triassic),^[1] and is named after David Attenborough for his work in conservation and science communication.^[2]

References[]

^ Bicknell, Russell Dean Christopher (30 June 2021). "We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ Bicknell, Russell D. C.; Shcherbakov, Dmitry E. (30 June 2021). "New austrolimulid from Russia supports role of Early Triassic horseshoe crabs as opportunistic taxa". PeerJ. 9: e11709. doi:10.7717/peerj.11709. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8254475. PMID 34249518. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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