Merostomoidea
Merostomoidea Temporal range: Cambrian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata? |
Class: | Merostomoidea† Størmer, 1944 |
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Merostomoidea is a paraphyletic group of fossil arthropods. They have been described as a transitional form between trilobites and true chelicerates.
Sources
http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Arachnomorpha.html#Merostomoidea