| Austrolimulus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | †Austrolimulidae |
| Genus: | †Austrolimulus |
| Species: | †A. fletcheri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrolimulus fletcheri Riek, 1955 | |
Austrolimulus fletcheri is an extinct xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. The holotype and only known specimen is from Middle Triassic-aged strata of Brookvale, New South Wales of Australia.
References
- Riek, E. F. "A NEW XIPHOSURAN FROM THE TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS AT BROOKVALE, NEW SOUTH WALES." Records of the Australian Museum 23 (1955): 281-282.
- Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
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| Austrolimulus | |
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