Heterolimulus

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Heterolimulus Fossil range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Xiphosura Order: Xiphosurida Genus: Heterolimulus Via & Villalta 1966

Heterolimulus is a prehistoric xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. Its fossils can be found in rocks dating to the Triassic. No Heterolimulus fossils have been found in later strata, making it likely that the genus went extinct quickly.

[edit] Species

• †Heterolimulus gadeai

[edit] External links

• Class Merostomata
• The Paleobiology Database
• Zoobank