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Short description: Genus of trilobites


Cheirurus
Temporal range: Ordovician–Middle Devonian
Trilobite Ordovicien 8127.jpg
Cheirurus from the Ordovician deposits, Volkhov river, Russia
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Cheirurus

Beyrich, 1845
Species
  • Cheirurus dilatatus Raymond, 1916
  • Cheirurus glaber Angelin, 1854
  • Cheirurus niagarensis Hall, 1868
  • Cheirurus patens Raymond, 1916

Cheirurus (from Greek χείρ, cheir meaning "hand" and ουρά, oura meaning "tail") is a genus of phacopid trilobites that lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian.[1][2] Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Australia , Europe, and North America. Cheirurus is the type genus of Cheiruridae.

References

Further reading

  • Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution by Richard Fortey

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5089719 entry