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Genus of trilobites

Cheirurus
Temporal range: Ordovician–Middle Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
C. ingricus, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Family: Cheiruridae
Genus: 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. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Cheirurus is the type genus of Cheiruridae.

References

  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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