Liomesaspis
Temporal range: late Carboniferous-Early Permian
Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A,B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C)
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Belinurina
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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


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