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Temnocidaris

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Extinct genus of sea urchins

Temnocidaris
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Paleocene
Temnocidaris danica fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Genus: Temnocidaris

Temnocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoids that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. Its remains have been found in Europe and North America.

Sources

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 177)

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Taxon identifiers
Temnocidaris


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