| Brianurus Temporal range: Lower Silurian, 436.0–428.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Phacopida |
| Family: | †Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | †Brianurus Edgecombe and Fortey, 1995 |
| Type species | |
| †Briania jeffersoni Edgecombe, 1994 | |
| Species | |
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†Brianurus jeffersoni (Edgecombe, 1994) | |
| Synonyms | |
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†Briania Edgecombe, 1994 – preoccupied by Briania Chasen and Kloss, 1930 (Aves) | |
Brianurus is a genus of Silurian trilobites known from Canada. It was originally described from the Whittaker Formation (Northwest Territories). It is named after Professor Brian D. E. Chatterton from the University of Alberta.
References
- ^ "†Brianurus Edgecombe and Fortey 1995". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Edgecombe, Gregory D. (1994). "New Lower Silurian (Llandovery) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada". Journal of Paleontology. 68 (4): 824–837. Bibcode:1994JPal...68..824E. doi:10.1017/S0022336000026263. JSTOR 1306150. S2CID 132373442.
- ^ Edgecombe, G. D.; Fortey, R. A. (1995). "Brianurus new genus, a replacement name for Briania Chasen and Kloss, 1930 (Aves) ". Journal of Paleontology. 69 (3): 615. Bibcode:1995JPal...69..615E. doi:10.1017/S0022336000035095. JSTOR 1306344. S2CID 88928546.
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| Brianurus | |
| Briania | |
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