Cheirurus
Cheirurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Trilobita |
Order: | Phacopida |
Family: | Cheiruridae |
Genus: | Cheirurus |
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Cheirurus (from Greek xeip, cheir meaning "hand" and oupá, oura meaning "tail") is a genus of phacopid trilobites that lived from the Late Cambrian to the Middle Devonian. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Cheirurus is the type genus of Cheiruridae.
References
- Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution by Richard Fortey
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