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CHELICERATES: EURYPTERIDS, SPIDERS AND HORSESHOE CRABS
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| Author: | FossilHuntress |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2021-06-25 12:00:00 |
| Blog: | ARCHEA  |
| URL: | https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2021/06/chelicerates-eurypterids-spiders-and.html |
Summary:
Sanctacaris uncata, (Briggs & Collins, 1988)Chelicerates first emerged in our ancient oceans some 508 million years ago, as the arthropod Sanctacaris uncata (Briggs & Collins, 1988) known from the Glossopleura Zone, Stephen Formation of Mount Stephen in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Sanctacaris is proof positive that chelicerates, although rare, were present in our MiddleContent analysis:
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