Mesolimulus
Sign in to saveMesolimulus is an extinct genus of horseshoe crab. The best known examples are found in Solnhofen limestone near Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany. Originally assigned to the living genus Limulus, they are related to and look virtually identical to modern horseshoe crabs. Other species assigned to Mesolimulus have been recorded spanning over 140 million years from the Middle Triassic to Late Cretaceous from England, Spain, Siberia and Morocco.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Limulidae
- Collections
- PRI, CMNH, YPM, UOMNH, MNHN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Germany, Allemagne
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- ''Kouphichnium''
- Species
- References
Mesolimulus is an extinct genus of horseshoe crab. The best known examples are found in Solnhofen limestone near Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany. Originally assigned to the living genus Limulus, they are related to and look virtually identical to modern horseshoe crabs. Other species assigned to Mesolimulus have been recorded spanning over 140 million years from the Middle Triassic to Late Cretaceous from England, Spain, Siberia and Morocco.
==Kouphichnium==
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