Marsupites
See also: marsupites
Translingual
editEtymology
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Proper noun
edit†Marsupites m
- A taxonomic genus within the order Crinoidea – extinct crinoids of the Cretaceous.
Usage notes
editThe extinction of Marsupites testudinarius marks the boundary between the end of the Santonian and the start of the Campanian stage within the Cretaceous age.
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Marsupites testudinarius (extinct species)