Phymosoma
Extinct genus of sea urchins
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Phymosoma is an extinct genus of echinoids that lived from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. Its remains have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
| Phymosoma Temporal range: Cretaceous-Eocene | |
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| Phymosoma granulosum fossil, Geological museum, Copenhagen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | †Phymosomatoida |
| Family: | †Phymosomatidae |
| Genus: | †Phymosoma Haime in d'Archiac & Haime, 1853 |
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 179)
External links
- Phymosoma in the Paleobiology Database
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