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Glyptocrinus

Glyptocrinus is an extinct genus of sea lily that lived from the Middle Ordovician to the Early Silurian. Its remains have been found in North America.

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Glyptocrinus
Fossil specimen of Glyptocrinus decadactylus from United States, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Monobathrida
Family: Glyptocrinidae
Genus: Glyptocrinus
Hall, 1847

Glyptocrinus is an extinct genus of sea lily that lived from the Middle Ordovician to the Early Silurian (471.8 - 436.0 Ma). Its remains have been found in North America.

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