Lunataspis

Lunataspis is the oldest known xiphosuran, with three known species all dating from the late Ordovician (latest Sandbian for L. borealis, Katian for L. gundersoni, earliest Hirnantian for L. aurora).

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMerostomata
OrderXiphosurida
FamilyPaleolimulidae

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Commons category: Lunataspis
taxon name: Lunataspis
taxon rank: genus

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Discovery and species
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Lunataspis is the oldest known xiphosuran, with three known species all dating from the late Ordovician (latest Sandbian for L. borealis, Katian for L. gundersoni, earliest Hirnantian for L. aurora).

==Discovery and species==

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