''Kreischeria'' is a genus of extinct

trigonotarbid The order Trigonotarbida is a group of extinct arachnids whose fossil record extends from the late Silurian to the early Permian ( Pridoli to Sakmarian).Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2020A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives ...

arachnids known from the Carboniferous of

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. In a redescription of the genus, ''Kreischeria wiedei'' was recognised by Rößler and Dunlop as by far largest of all trigontarbids, measuring around in length.

History

''Kreischeria'' was first described by Geinitz in 1882, where it was erroneously identified as a

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. 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.

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