| Liomesaspis Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Early Permian, 303–273.01 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Xiphosura |
| Order: | Xiphosurida |
| Infraorder: | Belinurina |
| Family: | Belinuridae |
| Genus: | Liomesaspis |
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Liomesaspis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived from the late Carboniferous to the Early Permian.
Sources
- Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
- Bringing Fossils To Life: An Introduction To Paleobiology by Donald R. Prothero
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
References
- Anderson, Lyall I.; Selden, Paul A. (March 1997). "Opisthosomal fusion and phylogeny of Palaeozoic Xiphosura". Lethaia. 30 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00440.x. ISSN 0024-1164.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Liomesaspis | |
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