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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.

Species

The genus contains five described species, most of them named after famous musicians:

• Avalanchurus dakon (Šnajdr, 1983)
• Avalanchurus lennoni Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named in honour of John Lennon)
• Avalanchurus starri Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named in honour of Ringo Starr)
• Avalanchurus simoni Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named in honour of Paul Simon)
• Avalanchurus garfunkeli Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named in honour of Art Garfunkel)

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

References

1. ^ 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. ^ 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.

External links

• Avalanchurus at the Paleobiology Database

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