Merostomoidea

Merostomoidea
Merostomoidea
Temporal range: Cambrian
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

http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Arachnomorpha.html#Merostomoidea