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Avalanchurus

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Avalanchurus
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Avalanchurus

Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
Type species
Avalanchurus lennoni[1]
Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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]

Species

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The genus contains five described species, most of them named after famous musicians:[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D.E. (1993). "Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada, and related species". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 229 (4–6): 75–112. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Adrain, Jonathan M.; Edgecombe, Gregory D. (1997). "Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic" (PDF). Palaeontographica Canadiana. 14: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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