Mecochirus
| Mecochirus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of Mecochirus longimanatus, from the Solnhofen limestones | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | †Mecochiridae |
| Genus: | †Mecochirus Germar, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Mecochirus longimanatus Schlotheim, 1822 | |
Mecochirus is an extinct genus of lobster-like decapod crustaceans, containing 17 species. The Maxberg Specimen of Archaeopteryx was initially assigned to the type species, Mecochirus longimanatus before it was realised that it belonged to Archaeopteryx lithographica.