Forbesiocrinus
Extinct genus of crinoids
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Forbesiocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.
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| Fossil of Forbesiocrinus multibrachiatus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.) | |
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| Order: | Sagenocrinida |
| Genus: | Forbesiocrinus |
Fossil records
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]
