Biology:Echinocorys

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Short description: Extinct genus of sea urchins


Echinocorys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Paleocene
Echinocorys meudonensis Campanien Meudon 92.jpg
Echinocorys meudonensis MHNT
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Echinoidea
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Echinocorys

Echinocorys is an extinct genus of echinoids that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. The genus belongs to the Holasteridae family. Its remains have been found in Asia, Europe, Australia (Oceania) and North America.

Sources

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 182)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4347527 entry