Eretmocrinus

Eretmocrinus

Eretmocrinus

Extinct genus of crinoids

Eretmocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.

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Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record of the Carboniferous period (age range: 353.8 to 311.45 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Canada and United States.[2]

References

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  1. [1]
    Lyon, S.S., and Casseday, S.A. 1859. Description of nine new species of Crinoidea from the subcarboniferous rocks of Indiana and Kentucky. American Journal of Science and Arts (2nd series), 28: 233–246.
  2. [2]
    Paleobiology Database


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