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Extinct genus of marine invertebrates

Cryptoblastus
Temporal range: Mississippian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: †Blastoidea
Order: †Spiraculata
Genus: †Cryptoblastus
Etherridge, Jr. & Carpender, 1886

Cryptoblastus is a genus of extinct blastoids, a primitive group of echinoderms related to the modern sea lilies. Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks laid down in the Early Carboniferous period some 360 to 320 million years ago.

References

  1. "Blastoid Association Plate from Burlington Formation". The Virtual Fossil Museum: Fossils Across Geological Time and Evolution. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. Cryptoblastus. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145001/Cryptoblastus
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Cryptoblastus


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