Archeolimulus
Archeolimulus is a prehistoric xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It is the only genus in the family Archeolimulidae, and was found in the Czech Republic in rocks of Middle Ordovician age.[1]
| Archeolimulus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Infraorder: | †Belinurina |
| Superfamily: | †Belinuracea |
| Family: | †Archeolimulidae Chlupáč, 1963 |
| Genus: | †Archeolimulus Chlupáč, 1963 |
| Species: | †A. hanusi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archeolimulus hanusi Chlupáč, 1963 | |
References
- J. Bergström (1968). "Eolimulus, a Lower Cambrian xiphosurid from Sweden". Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 90: 489–503.
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