Austrolimulus
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]
| Austrolimulus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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| Suborder: | Limulina |
| Family: | Austrolimulidae |
| Genus: | Austrolimulus |
| Species: | A. fletcheri |
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| Austrolimulus fletcheri Riek, 1955 | |
References
- Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
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