Biology:Forbesiocrinus
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Short description: Extinct genus of crinoids
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| Fossil of Forbesiocrinus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.) | |
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| Order: | Sagenocrinida
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| Genus: | Forbesiocrinus Koninck and Le Hon, 1854 [1]
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Forbesiocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil records from the Devonian period to the Carboniferous period (age range: 370.6 to 342.8 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Belgium, Canada, United States, Australia and China. [2]
References
- ↑ L. G. de Koninck and H. Le Hon, 1854 Recherches sur les crinoïdes du terrain carbonifère de la Belgique, Bruxelles, M. Hayez, imprimeur, 1854.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q21070757 entry
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