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]

Linthia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Linthia
Desor, 1853

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Further reading edit

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 183)