Attenborolimulus is an extinct genus of horseshoe crab with one known species: Attenborolimulus superspinosus. This genus is known from the Petropavlovka formation, dating to the Olenekian age (early Triassic),[1] and is named after David Attenborough for his work in conservation and science communication.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | †Austrolimulidae |
| Genus: | †Attenborolimulus Bicknell & Shcherbakov, 2021 |
| Species: | †A. superspinosus
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| †Attenborolimulus superspinosus Bicknell & Shcherbakov, 2021
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References edit
- ^ Bicknell, Russell Dean Christopher (30 June 2021). "We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Bicknell, Russell D. C.; Shcherbakov, Dmitry E. (30 June 2021). "New austrolimulid from Russia supports role of Early Triassic horseshoe crabs as opportunistic taxa". PeerJ. 9: e11709. doi:10.7717/peerj.11709. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8254475. PMID 34249518.
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