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Rhinocarcinosoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
†Eurypterida

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Merostomata

Superfamily
  
†Mixopteroidea

Rhinocarcinosoma

Similar
  
Hughmilleria, Paracarcinosoma, Kokomopterus

Rhinocarcinosoma is a genus of Silurian eurypterid, with a triangular carapace, laterally positioned eyes, and a curved telson. In 2002, a new species was described from the Dô Son Formation of the Dô Son Peninsula of northern Vietnam.

Species

Rhinocarcinosoma currently contains three species:

  • Rhinocarcinosoma cicerops (Clarke, 1907) - Otisville, New York (Silurian)
  • Rhinocarcinosoma dosonensis Braddy, Selden, & Doan Nhat, 2002 - Dô Son, Vietnam (Silurian)
  • Rhinocarcinosoma vaningeni (Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912) - Clinton, New York

    • References

    Rhinocarcinosoma Wikipedia
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