Austrolimulus

Austrolimulus; Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	Xiphosura
Suborder:	Xiphosurida
Family:	Austrolimulidae
Genus:	Austrolimulus
Species:	A. fletcheri
Binomial name
	Austrolimulus fletcheri; Riek, 1955

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[]

^ Riek, E. F. "A NEW XIPHOSURAN FROM THE TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS AT BROOKVALE, NEW SOUTH WALES." Records of the Australian Museum 23 (1955): 281-282. [1]

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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[riek-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. [1]

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