Tylocidaris

Tylocidaris
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous-Eocene
Tylocidaris baltica, a Maastrichtian fossil from Denmark
Scientific classification Edit this 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)


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