Kreischeria
Kreischeria is a genus of extinct trigonotarbid arachnids known from the Carboniferous of Germany.
| Kreischeria Temporal range: Late Carboniferous, | |
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| Kreischeria specimen at Vienna | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | †Trigonotarbida |
| Family: | †Kreischeriidae |
| Genus: | †Kreischeria Geinitz, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Kreischeria wiedei Geinitz, 1882 | |
In a redescription of the genus, Kreischeria wiedei was recognised by Rößler and Dunlop as by far largest of all trigontarbids, measuring around 51 millimetres (2.0 in) in length.[1]
History
Kreischeria was first described by Geinitz in 1882, where it was erroneously identified as a Pseudoscorpion. Haase later identified the genus correctly as a trigontarbid, but under the original name Anthracomarti. Fairly recently, the holotype was rediscovered after being lost for many years, and in 1997 the genus was described in detail.[1]
References
- Rößler, Ronny & Dunlop, Jason. (1997). Redescription of the largest trigonotarbid arachnid Kreischeria wiedei Geinitz, 1882 from the Upper Carboniferous of Zwickau, Germany. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 71. 237-245. 10.1007/BF02988493.
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