Encrinurus
Not to be confused with Encrinus.
| Encrinurus Temporal range: middle Ordovician-early Devonian | |
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| Fossil of E. egani from the Racine Dolomite | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Family: | Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | Encrinurus Emmrich, 1844 |
Encrinurus is a long-lived genus of phacopid trilobite that lived in what are now Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America from the middle Ordovician to the early Devonian from 472—412.3 mya, existing for approximately 59.7 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Encrinurus was named by Emmrich (1844).[2] Jell and Adrain (2003) list it as a currently valid genus name within the Phacopida, specifically within the Encrinuridae.[3]
Sources
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Encrinurus, basic info
- ↑ H. F. Emmrich. 1844. Zur Naturgeschichte der Trilobiten
- ↑ P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain. 2003. Available generic names for trilobites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2):331-553
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward
- Trilobites by Riccardo Levi-Setti
- Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution by E.N.K. Clarkson
- Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America (A NatureGuide book) by Jasper Burns
External links
- Encrinurus in the Paleobiology Database
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