Tylocidaris Temporal range: Early Cretaceous-Eocene
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Tylocidaris baltica, a Maastrichtian fossil from Denmark | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Cidaroida |
Family: | Psychocidaridae |
Genus: | †Tylocidaris Pomel, 1883 |
Tylocidaris is an extinct genus of sea urchins that lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Eocene. Its remains have been found in Europe and North America.
References
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 177)
External links
- Tylocidaris in the Paleobiology Database