Ameura
Ameura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Proetida |
Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Ameura |
Species | |
A. missouriensis Shumard, 1858[1] |
Ameura is an extinct genus of trilobite belonging to the family Proetidae.[3][2] Fossils from the genus have been found in late Paleozoic beds in North America.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b Pabian, R.K.; Fagerstrom, J.A. (1972). "Late Paleozoic trilobites from southeastern Nebraska". Journal of Paleontology. 46 (6): 789–816. JSTOR 1302937.
- ^ a b c Ormiston, A.R. (1973). "Lower Permian trilobites from northern Yukon Territory and Ellesmere Island, district of Franklin". Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin. 222: 129–140.
- ^ Owens, R.M. (2003). "The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 70: 377–397.
Categories:
- Paleozoic life
- Proetidae
- Trilobite genera
- Trilobite stubs