| Brianurus Temporal range: Lower Silurian, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | † Trilobita |
| Order: | † Phacopida |
| Family: | † Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | † Brianurus Edgecombe and Fortey, 1995 |
| Type species | |
| †Briania jeffersoni Edgecombe, 1994 [2] | |
| Species | |
†Brianurus jeffersoni(Edgecombe, 1994) | |
| Synonyms [1] [3] | |
†BrianiaEdgecombe, 1994 – preoccupied by BrianiaChasen and Kloss, 1930 (Aves) | |
Brianurus is a genus of Silurian trilobites known from Canada. [1] It was originally described from the Whittaker Formation (Northwest Territories). [2] It is named after Professor Brian D. E. Chatterton from the University of Alberta. [3]
