Mesolimulus

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iMesolimulus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Xiphosura
Genus: Mesolimulus

Mesolimulus is an extinct genus of arthropod found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany. It is related to and looks virtually identical to the modern horseshoe crab.