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Panduralimulus babcocki n. gen. and sp., a new limulacean horseshoe crab from the Permian of Texas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Joel G. Allen  and
Rodney M. Feldmann
Joel G. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242,
Rodney M. Feldmann
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242,
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Fossil horseshoe crabs are rare, and new discoveries have the potential for providing important taxonomic and biostratigraphic information. The superfamily Limulacea Zittel, 1885, embraces the lineal ancestors of the modern genera, including Limulus Müller, 1785, within the Limulidae Zittel, 1885. The geologically oldest of the limulaceans are arrayed within the late Paleozoic Paleolimulidae Raymond, 1944. The first discovery, as well as all authentic specimens, of fossil paleolimulids have been from the Late Paleozoic rocks of Kansas and Illinois. This paper not only describes a new genus and species of horseshoe crab but also records the first occurrence of the family in north-central Texas, and clarifies placement of taxa within the Paleolimulidae.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , May 2005 , pp. 594 - 600
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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