Archaeocidaris
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.
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Archaeocidaris plates and spines from the Bird Spring Formation (Carboniferous) exposed in Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada.
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Archaeocidaris brownwoodensis | |
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Family: | Archaeocidaridae |
Genus: | Archaeocidaris |
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Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 176)
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