Cheirurus
Genus of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Cheirurus from the Ordovician deposits, Volkhov river, Russia | |
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Genus: | Cheirurus Beyrich, 1845 |
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