†Megachelicerax cousteaui Lerosey-Aubril and Ortega-Hernández 2026 (arthropod)
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Full reference: R. Lerosey-Aubril and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2026. A chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of chelicerates. Nature
Belongs to Megachelicerax according to R. Lerosey-Aubril and J. Ortega-Hernández 2026
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KUMIP31409. Its type locality is Red Wheeler locality, Ochre Shale, House Range, which is in a Drumian deep-water shale in the Wheeler Shale Formation of Utah.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Red Wheeler locality, Ochre Shale, House Range
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