Eretmocrinus
Extinct genus of crinoids
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Eretmocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.
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| Fossil Eretmocrinus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.) | |
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| Family: | †Batocrinidae |
| Genus: | † Eretmocrinus Lyon and Casseday, 1859 [1] |
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil record of the Carboniferous period (age range: 353.8 to 311.45 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Canada and United States.[2]
