Lunataspis
| Lunataspis Temporal range: Late Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Merostomata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | Palaeolimulidae |
| Genus: | Lunataspis Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 |
| Species: | L. aurora |
| Binomial name | |
| Lunataspis aurora Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 | |
Lunataspis aurora 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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References
- ↑ David M. Rudkin, Graham A. Young & Godfrey S. Nowlan (2008). "The oldest horseshoe crab: a new xiphosurid from Late Ordovician Konservat-Lagerstätten deposits, Manitoba, Canada" (PDF). Palaeontology 51 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00746.x.
- ↑ Chliboyko, J. Crabby Ancestors, Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2008, p. 25
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