A NEW SYNZIPHOSURINE (CHELICERATA: XIPHOSURA) FROM THE LATE LLANDOVERY (SILURIAN) WAUKESHA LAGERSTÄTTE, WISCONSIN, USA

From: Journal of Paleontology | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Anderson, Lyall I; Braddy, Simon J; Briggs, Derek E G; Et al; Moore, Rachel A | Copyright information

ABSTRACT-

A new synziphosurine (Chelicerata:Xiphosura) is described from the Late Llandovery (Silurian) Konservat-Lagerstätte of Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. Venustulus waukeshaensis n.gen. and sp. is characterized by a semicircular carapace with a slightly procurved posterior margin lacking genal spines and an opisthosoma composed of 10 freely articulating segments, divided into a preabdomen of seven segments with blunt pleurae and a postabdomen of three segments lacking pleurae. The ta...

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