Archaeocidaris

Summary

Archaeocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Late Devonian to the Late Permian. Its remains have been found in Africa, Europe, and North America.

Archaeocidaris
Temporal range: Late Devonian-Late Permian
Archaeocidaris brownwoodensis
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Archaeocidaridae
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Archaeocidaris
Archaeocidaris plates and spines from the Bird Spring Formation (Carboniferous) exposed in Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada.

Sources edit

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 176)

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