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Cheirurus
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<p><i>Cheirurus</i> (from Greek <i>χείρ, cheir</i> meaning "hand" and <i>ουρά, oura</i> meaning "tail") is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of <a href="/facts/Phacopida/2y4cms7A">phacopid</a> <a href="/facts/Trilobite/Tk8ppaKc">trilobites</a> that lived from the <a href="/facts/Ordovician/BjMrLIEA">Ordovician</a> to the <a href="/facts/Devonian/nWgakqzk">Devonian</a>. Its remains have been found in <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>, <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a>, and <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>. <i>Cheirurus</i> is the <a href="/facts/Type_genus/vKbAuKph">type genus</a> of <a href="/facts/Cheiruridae/BmjCmNHp">Cheiruridae</a>. </p>