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Cheirurus

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Cheirurus
Temporal range: Ordovician–Middle Devonian
C. ingricus, National Museum of Natural History
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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

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  1. ^ Fatka, Oldřich; Budil, Petr (2022-05-13). "Contribution of August Heinrich Ernst Beyrich to the knowledge of Ordovician trilobites in the Czech Republic". PalZ. 96 (4): 669–687. doi:10.1007/s12542-021-00595-2. ISSN 1867-6812. S2CID 248725365.
  2. ^ Haas, Winfried (1969). "Lower Devonian Trilobites from Central Nevada and Northern Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 43 (3): 641–659. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1302460.

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