Liomesaspis
Extinct genus of horseshoe crab relatives
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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.
| Liomesaspis Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Early Permian, | |
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| Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | †Belinuridae |
| Genus: | †Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944 |
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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
