Linthia
| Linthia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Schizasteridae |
| Genus: | †Linthia 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[edit]
- ^ Linthia in the Paleobiology Database
Further reading[edit]
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 183)
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- Schizasteridae
- Prehistoric echinoid genera
- Cretaceous echinoderms
- Paleocene echinoderms
- Eocene animals
- Prehistoric animals of Africa
- Prehistoric animals of Asia
- Prehistoric animals of Europe
- Prehistoric echinoderms of North America
- Late Cretaceous first appearances
- Eocene genus extinctions
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