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Hi all,

I recently found this upper carb Belinurus from the uk which looks like it has preservation of the legs.

It is crushed flat and split from the underside, has anyone got any other specimens for comparison?

Regards

Neil.

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I recently found this upper carb Belinurus from the uk which looks like it has preservation of the legs.

It is crushed flat and split from the underside, has anyone got any other specimens for comparison?

Nice! I must say that's the first I've seen with legs preserved.

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Thanks MIssourian, I,ve heard of others but haven't been able to find any pics of any.

Neil.

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Neil,

I enjoy seeing your finds - This is AWESOME! :wub:

Congratulations on a rare find.

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Wow, that is only the second horseshoe crab fossil I've seen with legs. Congrats on the great find!

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Neil.... fabulous.... Nice to see this again....

Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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For comparison I found some examples of Palaeolimulus with good preservation of the prosomal appendages:

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Babcock, L.E., & Merriam, D.F. (2000)

Horseshoe crabs (Arthropoda: Xiphosurida) from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas and elsewhere.

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 103(1-2):76-94

Babcock, L.E., Merriam, D.F., & West, R.R. (2000)

Paleolimulus, an early limuline (Xiphosurida), from Pennsylvanian‐Permian Lagerst tten of Kansas and taphonomic comparison with modern Limulus.

Lethaia 33(3):129-141

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Thanks agrilus hunter, thanks steve.

Thanks for the pics Piranha, excellent examples.

Cheers

Neil.

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Neil.....Great find you have a brilliant collection of Horseshoe crabs fossils.

John

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