Mesolimulus
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| Mesolimulus Fossil range: Late Jurassic |
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Mesolimulus is an extinct genus of arthropod found in Solnhofen limestone near Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany. It is related to and looks virtually identical to the modern horseshoe crab.
Horseshoe crabs date to the Silurian Period, more than 400 million years ago, and late Paleozoic Euproops fossils indicate that they have changed little over the last 300 million years. Fossils preserved in Solenhofen limestone are unusual because soft body parts and skeletons are clearly represented.
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