Encrinidae
Encrinidae Temporal range: [1]
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Fossil specimens of Encrinus liliformis from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Family: | Encrinidae Dujardin and Hupé
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Encrinidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order .
These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Silurian-Triassic periods. Fossils of this family have been found in the sediments of Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and, United States.[1]
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- Prehistoric echinoderm families
- Prehistoric crinoids
- Extinct animals of Europe
- Triassic crinoids
- Triassic first appearances
- Triassic extinctions
- Crinoidea stubs
- Prehistoric echinoderm stubs