月盾鲎属
月盾鲎属（学名：Lunataspis）是已知的最古老的剑尾目动物。它最早由David Rudkin、Graham Young和Godfrey Nolan在2005年正式描述，发现它的加拿大马尼托巴省北部矿床可追溯到大约4.45亿年前的晚奥陶纪[1][2][3]。
| 月盾鲎属 化石时期：晚奥陶纪 | |
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科学分类  | |
| 界： | 动物界 Animalia |
| 门： | 节肢动物门 Arthropoda |
| 纲： | 肢口纲 Merostomata |
| 目： | 剑尾目 Xiphosura |
| 亚目： | 劍尾亞目 Xiphosurida |
| 属： | †月盾鲎属 Lunataspis Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 |
| 模式种 | |
| 曙光月盾鲎 Lunataspis aurora Rudkin, Young & Nowlan, 2008 | |
参考资料
- David M. Rudkin, Graham A. Young & Godfrey S. Nowlan. (PDF). Palaeontology. 2008, 51 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00746.x.
- Chliboyko, J. Crabby Ancestors, Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2008, p. 25
- Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at https://wsc.nmbe.ch, version 18.5 https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils18.5.pdf (PDF).
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