-
Dibasterium is an
extinct genus of euchelicerate, a
group of
chelicerate arthropods.
Fossils of the
single and type species, D. durgae, have been discovered...
- are well-developed in the non-prosomapod
euchelicerates Offacolus and
Dibasterium. Lamsdell,
James C. (2012-12-18). "Revised
systematics of Palaeozoic...
- (possibly paraphyletic)
Chelicerata Habeliida †
Pycnogonida Megacheira? †
Dibasterium †
Offacolidae †
Prosomapoda "Synziphosurina" (paraphyletic) Xiphosura...
- as a
basal ("primitive")
genus in the
clade Euchelicerata,
along with
Dibasterium and Prosomapoda. The
genus is
named after Offa, a king from the ancient...
- †Corcorania †Urokodia †Thelxiope †Megacheira?
Pycnogonida Euchelicerata †
Dibasterium †Offacolidae
Prosomapoda Synonyms Cheliceriformes Schram and Hedgpeth...
-
considered to be synziphosurines. The even
basal euchelicerates Offacolus and
Dibasterium, the
questionable genus Borchgrevinkium, as well as the Dekatriata-related...
- in
other related non-xiphosurid
euchelicerates such as
Offacolus and
Dibasterium the
appendages are biramous. The
pedipalps on a male
change shape on...
-
Offacolus A euchelicerate, most
common fossil, with over 800
specimens Dibasterium A
euchelicerate Haliestes A sea
spider Xylokorys An
acercostracan marrellomorph...
-
walking legs may be in fact leg-like
exopods like
those of
Offacolus and
Dibasterium.
Weinbergina may have been a
benthic animal with some
degree of swimming...
