Liomesaspis
Genus of horseshoe crab relatives
| Liomesaspis Temporal range: late Carboniferous-Early Permian | |
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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 |
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
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