Kingdom Animalia Class Merostomata Species L. aurora Phylum Arthropoda Order Xiphosura | Subphylum Chelicerata Family Palaeolimulidae Scientific name Lunataspis aurora Rank Genus | |
Similar Pseudoniscus, Austrolimulus, Xiphosura, Weinbergina, Belinurus | ||
Lunataspis aurora is the oldest known xiphosuran . It was first formally described by David Rudkin, Graham Young and Godfrey Nolan, from fossils found in northern Manitoba, Canada in 2005; the deposit dates from the Late Ordovician, c. 445 million years ago.
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