Forbesiocrinus
| Forbesiocrinus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Forbesiocrinus multibrachiatus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | †Sagenocrinida |
| Family: | †Sagenocrinitidae |
| Genus: | †Forbesiocrinus Koninck and Le Hon, 1854 [1] |
Fossil records
[edit]This genus is known in the fossil records from the Devonian period to the Carboniferous period (age range: 370.6 to 342.8 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Belgium, Canada, United States, Australia and China. [2]
References
[edit]- ↑ L. G. de Koninck and H. Le Hon, 1854 Recherches sur les crinoïdes du terrain carbonifère de la Belgique, Bruxelles, M. Hayez, imprimeur, 1854.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
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