Echmatocrinus
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echmatocrinus-3-141926
title:
Echmatocrinus
text:
Echmatocrinus is a Cambrian animal which resembles a crinoid or an octocoral. Its exact taxonomy is still a subject of debate. It is known only from the Burgess shale. Around 20 specimens of Echmatocrinus are known; these comprise < 0.02% of the community. The creature was a little like an inverted cone, with a crown of seven to ten tentacles. Each tentacle was covered with small extensions. The cone itself was covered with irregularly arranged mineralised plates, whose texture recalls that of t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of marine invertebrates
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echmatocrinus
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-22T19:30:10Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
15