Temnocidaris
{{Short description|Extinct genus of sea urchins}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Temnocidaris
| fossil_range = Late Cretaceous-Paleocene
| image = Temnocidaris.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Temnocidaris danica fossil at the Geological Museum, Copenhagen
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Echinodermata
| classis = Echinoidea
| subclassis = Euechinoidea
| ordo = Cidaroida
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| genus = Temnocidaris
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| subdivision_ranks = Species
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}}
Temnocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoids that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. Its remains have been found in Europe and North America.
Sources
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- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 177)
External links
- [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=32837 Temnocidaris] in the Paleobiology Database
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Category:Prehistoric echinoid genera
Category:Cretaceous echinoderms
Category:Paleocene echinoderms
Category:Prehistoric echinoderms of Europe
Category:Prehistoric echinoderms of North America
Category:Late Cretaceous genus first appearances
Category:Paleocene genus extinctions
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