Linthia

Linthia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: †
Desor, 1853

Linthia is an extinct genus of echinoids that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.[1]

References

  1. ^ Linthia in the Paleobiology Database

Further reading

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 183)


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