Mieridduryn
| Mieridduryn Temporal range:
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Stem group: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Dinocaridida |
| Order: | †Opabiniida |
| Family: | †Opabiniidae |
| Genus: | †Mieridduryn Pates et al, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Mieridduryn bonniae Pates et al, 2022
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Mieridduryn (MI-eri-thi-RYN) is a genus of dinocaridid (a group of extinct arthropods) that lived during the Middle Ordovician of what is now the United Kingdom. This animal was described in 2022 based on a singular fossil found in Castle Bank, a Burgess shale type lagerstätte located in the country of Wales. Mierridduryn's affinities (relation to other arthropods) are somewhat uncertain, with two opinions currently being favored.