Guangyuanolimulus
| Guangyuanolimulus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | Limulidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †G. shangsiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Guangyuanolimulus shangsiensis Hu et. al., 2022 | |
Guangyuanolimulus is an extinct genus of limulid xiphosuran that lived during the Permian-Triassic extinction event.
Distribution
Guangyuanolimulus shangsiensis fossils are known from South China.[1]
References
- ^ Hu, Shixue; Feldmann, Rodney M.; Schweitzer, Carrie E.; Benton, Michael James; Huang, Jinyuan; Wen, Wen; Min, Xiao; Zhang, Qiyue; Zhou, Changyong; Ma, Zhixin (15 September 2022). "A new horseshoe crab from the Permian-Triassic transition of South China: Xiphosurids as key components of post-extinction trophic webs" (PDF). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 602: 111178. Bibcode:2022PPP...60211178H. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111178. Retrieved 28 March 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.