Kockurus is a problematic genus of Cambrian arthropod, known from the Czech republic, which bears some resemblance to the eurypterids, aglaspidids and chelicerates.[1] It is diagnostic of a small and low-diversity fauna endemic to the area, which dwelt in brackish waters.[1]
Along with the very closely related Kodymirus, it is an enigmatic Cambrian arthropod whose precise taxonomic affinity is uncertain, but is best considered to be a stem-group or ally of the aglaspidids.[2]
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- ^ a b Chlupáč, I. "Lower Cambrian arthropods from the Paseky Shale (Barrandian area, Czech Republic)". Journal of the Czech Geological Society 40 (4): 9–36. http://www.natur.cuni.cz/~petrol/jgeosci_org/index.php?pg=detail&ID=JCGS.694. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ doi:10.1017/S0263593300001334
