Kreischeria

Kreischeria is a genus of extinct trigonotarbid arachnids known from the Carboniferous of Germany.

Kreischeria Temporal range: Late Carboniferous, 332.9–298.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Kreischeria specimen at Vienna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	†Trigonotarbida
Family:	†Kreischeriidae
Genus:	†Kreischeria Geinitz, 1882
Type species
Kreischeria wiedei Geinitz, 1882

In a redescription of the genus, Kreischeria wiedei was recognised by Rößler and Dunlop as by far largest of all trigontarbids, measuring around 51 millimetres (2.0 in) in length.^[1]

History

Kreischeria was first described by Geinitz in 1882, where it was erroneously identified as a Pseudoscorpion. Haase later identified the genus correctly as a trigontarbid, but under the original name Anthracomarti. Fairly recently, the holotype was rediscovered after being lost for many years, and in 1997 the genus was described in detail.^[1]