Echinocorys
| Echinocorys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Paleocene | |
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| Echinocorys meudonensis MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Superorder: | Atelostomata |
| Order: | Holasteroida |
| Family: | Holasteridae |
| Genus: | Echinocorys |
Echinocorys is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. Its remains have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 182)
External links
- Echinocorys in the Paleobiology Database
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