Victalimulus
Victalimulus is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, or horseshoe crab, from Early Cretaceous beds in Koonwarra in eastern Victoria, Australia. The single species, V. mcqueeni, was discovered by James McQueen who was encouraged by Leon Costermans to take it to the Museum of Victoria.[1][2]
| Victalimulus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Victalimulus Riek & Gill, 1971 |
| Species: | V. mcqueeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Victalimulus mcqueeni Riek & Gill, 1971 | |
References
- Riek, E.F.; Gill, E.D. (1971). "A new xiphosuran genus from Lower Cretaceous freshwater sediments at Koonwarra, Victoria, Australia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 14 (2): 206–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- "Victalimulus mcqueeni Riek & Gill, 1971". Museums Victoria Collections.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.