Cinerocaris is an extinct genus of phyllocarid crustaceans known from the Silurian aged Coalbrookdale Formation in Herefordshire, England. It contains the species Cinerocaris magnifica.[1]
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| Genus: | Cinerocaris Briggs, Sutton, Siveter & Siveter, 2003
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| Species: | C. magnifica
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| Cinerocaris magnifica Briggs, Sutton, Siveter & Siveter, 2003
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References
edit- ^ Derek E. G. Briggs; Mark D. Sutton; David J. Siveter & Derek J. Siveter (2003). "A new phyllocarid (Crustacea: Malacostraca) from the Silurian Fossil-Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, UK". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 271 (1535): 131–138. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2593. PMC 1691579. PMID 15058388.
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