Bellinurus

Bellinurus is an extinct genus of arthropods belonging to the order Xiphosura.[2]

Bellinurus
Temporal range: from Devonian to Carboniferous, 409.1–402.5 Ma [1]
Fossils of Bellinurus lunatus (syn. B. belulus) from Coal Brook Dale, England, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris.
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Bellinurus

These ancient freshwater arthropods, related to modern horseshoe crabs, lived from the Devonian period (from 409.1 to 402.5 Ma) [1] to the Carboniferous period.

Bellinurus species could reach a length of about 37 millimetres (1.5 in).

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of England and in the Devonian of Russia.[1]

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References

A restoration of Bellinurus.


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