Phymosoma
| Phymosoma Temporal range: Cretaceous-Eocene | |
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| Phymosoma granulosum fossil, Geological museum, Copenhagen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Order: | Phymosomatoida |
| Genus: | Phymosoma |
Phymosoma is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. Its remains have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Syngnathid and Phymosoma granulosum fossils at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 179)
External links
- Phymosoma in the Paleobiology Database
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