Biology:Uintacrinus
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Short description: Extinct genus of crinoids
| Uintacrinus Temporal range: Cretaceous
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| Order: | Uintacrinida
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| Genus: | Uintacrinus
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Uintacrinus ("crinoid from the Uinta Mountains") is an extinct genus of crinoids from the Cretaceous of Kansas . It was unusual among crinoids because it had no stalk, and probably floated above the seafloor.[1] It lived in the Western Interior Seaway. This crinoid was a colonial animal with ten long arms each that it used to capture prey.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Everhart, (2004). http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Uintacrinus.html
- ↑ Mike Everhart, (2004). http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Uintacrinus.html
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 174)
- "Notes on Uintacrinus socialis Grinnell" http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Uintacrinus.html
References
- Everhart, Mike "Notes on Uintacrinus socialis Grinnell" http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Uintacrinus.html
- "On Uintacrinus: a Morphological Study". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 974–1004. 1895. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30984029. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
Wikidata ☰ Q1061788 entry
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