Lunataspis
Genus of horseshoe crab relatives / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lunataspis is the oldest known xiphosuran. It was first formally described by David Rudkin, Graham Young and Godfrey Nolan, from fossils found in northern Manitoba, Canada in 2005; the deposit dates from the Late Ordovician, c. 445 million years ago.[1][2]
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Reconstruction of Lunataspis aurora (bottom left) and Lunataspis borealis (top right) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | Xiphosura |
Suborder: | Xiphosurida |
Genus: | †Lunataspis Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 |
Type species | |
†Lunataspis aurora Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 | |
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