Rhinocarcinosoma
| Rhinocarcinosoma Temporal range: Silurian | |
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| 2-10 fossil R. cicerops | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Merostomata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Mixopteroidea |
| Family: | †Carcinosomatidae |
| Genus: | †Rhinocarcinosoma Novojilov, 1962 |
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Rhinocarcinosoma is a genus of Silurian eurypterid, with a triangular carapace, laterally positioned eyes, and a curved telson. In 2002, a new species was described from the Dô Son Formation of the Dô Son Peninsula of northern Vietnam.[1]
Species
Rhinocarcinosoma currently contains three species:
- Rhinocarcinosoma cicerops (Clarke, 1907) - Otisville, New York (Silurian)
- Rhinocarcinosoma dosonensis Braddy, Selden, & Doan Nhat, 2002 - Dô Son, Vietnam (Silurian)
- Rhinocarcinosoma vaningeni (Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912) - Clinton, New York
References
- ↑ Simon J. Braddy, Paul A. Seldon & Doan Nhat Truong (2002). "A new carcinosomatid eurypterid from the Upper Silurian of northern Vietnam" (PDF). Palaeontology 45: 897–915. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00267.
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