A new horseshoe crab from the Permian-Triassic transition of South China: Xiphosurids as key components of post-extinction trophic webs

Shi-Xue Hu; Rodney M. Feldmann; Carrie E. Schweitzer; Michael J. Benton; Jinyuan Huang; Wen Wen; Xiao Min; Zhang Qiyue; Changyong Zhou; Zhixin Ma

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111178

A new horseshoe crab from the Permian-Triassic transition of South China: Xiphosurids as key components of post-extinction trophic webs

Shi-Xue Hu^*, Rodney M. Feldmann, Carrie E. Schweitzer, Michael J. Benton^*, Jinyuan Huang, Wen Wen, Xiao Min, Zhang Qiyue, Changyong Zhou, Zhixin Ma

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The end-Permian mass extinction led to the disappearance of >81% of marine species and the collapse of marine ecosystems. Despite the progress made in recent years, the severity of the impact of the mass extinction upon some groups still remains unclear. Horseshoe crabs are a typical example among these groups. Here we report a new fossil horseshoe crab, Guangyuanolimulus shangsiensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Permian-Triassic transitional beds in South China, representing the earliest putative fossil record of Limulidae. The occurrence of horseshoe crabs during the Permian-Triassic transition indicates the existence of a trophic web containing at least three levels immediately after the main pulse of the end-Permian mass extinction. Horseshoe crabs might have played an important role as predators in marine communities during the Permian-Triassic transition and the earliest stage of recovery.

Original language	English
Article number	111178
Number of pages	9
Journal	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Volume	602
Early online date	8 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111178
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2022

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Funding Information:
We thank Prof. Shanji Li, who identified the xiphosurid affinity of the unique specimen for the first time and generously donated the specimen to our research. We also thank Dr. Hang Zen for his help with phylogenetic analyses and Mr. Rungeng Li for help in drawing Fig. 1. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 41772022 and 41661134047), China Geological Survey (DD20221635, DD20190054), and the Field Observation and Research Station of the Luoping Biota, MNR. New Species Registration, The following information was supplied regarding the registration of the new horseshoe crab species:, Publication LSI: urn: lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1E01A524-3B4D-4E1F-B6D2-2AE601E20347. Genus name: urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act:60B60F28-7542-4AD0-8ECF-C694DC1B860A. Species name: urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act:155212AF-05BE-494F-988F-0AA13B788FCB.

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We thank Prof. Shanji Li, who identified the xiphosurid affinity of the unique specimen for the first time and generously donated the specimen to our research. We also thank Dr. Hang Zen for his help with phylogenetic analyses and Mr. Rungeng Li for help in drawing Fig. 1 . This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 41772022 and 41661134047 ), China Geological Survey ( DD20221635 , DD20190054 ), NERC grant NE/P013724/1 , and the Field Observation and Research Station of the Luoping Biota, MNR.

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Hu, S.-X., Feldmann, R. M., Schweitzer, C. E., Benton, M. J., Huang, J., Wen, W., Min, X., Qiyue, Z., Zhou, C., & Ma, Z. (2022). A new horseshoe crab from the Permian-Triassic transition of South China: Xiphosurids as key components of post-extinction trophic webs. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 602, Article 111178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111178

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In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 602, 111178, 15.09.2022.

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