Cupressocrinites
Extinct genus of crinoids
| Cupressocrinites Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| C. elongatus fossil on display at Naturalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Crinozoa |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Subclass: | Camerata |
| Order: | Cladida |
| Superfamily: | Gasterocomacea |
| Family: | Cupressocrinitidae |
| Genus: | †Cupressocrinites Goldfuss, 1831 |
Cupressocrinites is an extinct genus of crinoids from the Middle to Late Devonian of Asia, Australia, Europe, Morocco, and North America.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Palmer, Douglas; et al. (5 October 2009). Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (first American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7566-5573-0.
- ^ Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (2002). Fossils. Smithsonian Handbooks (revised, illustrated ed.). Dorling Kindersley. p. 167. ISBN 0-7894-8984-8.
External links
- Cupressocrinites in the Paleobiology Database
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