Biology:Merostomoidea

Merostomoidea Temporal range: Cambrian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata?
Class:	Merostomoidea† Størmer, 1944
Orders
Limulavida Emeraldellida

Merostomoidea is a paraphyletic group of fossil arthropods. They have been described as a transitional form between trilobites and true chelicerates.

Sources

• https://web.archive.org/web/20101221002449/http://palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Arachnomorpha.html#Merostomoidea

Wikidata ☰ Q4291123 entry