''Craniops'' is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family Craniopsidae with species known from the Ordovocian to the Devonian. ''C. curvata'', ''C. elegans'', ''C. estona'' and ''C. obtusa'' are from the

Kukruse Kukruse (german: Kuckers) is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located by the Tallinn–Narva road (E20), between the cities of Kohtla-Järve and Jõhvi. Adjacent to the village is a district of Kohtla-J� ...

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Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve is a city and municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of various petrochemical products ...

, in north-eastern Estonia. ''C. tenuis'' is a

pooleville Pooleville is a community located in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. It is west of the Arbuckles. During the territorial days, the community was originally known as Elk.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', Norman, Oklahoma: Universit ...

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Bromide Formation The Bromide Formation is a geological formation in Oklahoma, USA. It is well known for its diverse echinoderm and trilobite fossil fauna. Location The Bromide Formation crops out in the Arbuckle and Wichita Mountains and in the Criner Hills ...

from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma.Amsden, T.W. Catalogue of Fossils from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Circular 43. 1957

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''Craniops'' at fossiilid.info
Prehistoric brachiopod genera Paleozoic brachiopods Craniopsida Ordovician first appearances Devonian extinctions Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of Alberta Paleozoic life of Quebec {{Brachiopod-stub

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