Avalanchurus | |
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Genus: | Avalanchurus Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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Avalanchurus lennoni
[1] Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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5; see text |
Avalanchurus is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of Struszia, and then promoted in 1997 to genus status. [1] [2]
The genus contains five described species, most of them named after famous musicians: [1] [2]
Avalanchurus | |
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Genus: | Avalanchurus Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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Type species | |
Avalanchurus lennoni
[1] Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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Species | |
5; see text |
Avalanchurus is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of Struszia, and then promoted in 1997 to genus status. [1] [2]
The genus contains five described species, most of them named after famous musicians: [1] [2]