Uintacrinus — Uintacrinus
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Crinoid

Uintacrinus

Uintacrinus (see U. socialis)

Uintacrinus is the genus of the Niobrara floating crinoid; see the species article for U. socialis. The genus also occurs in the Santonian of Europe and Australia. Uintacrinus slabs are the only common crinoid in the Cretaceous chalk of Kansas.

PhylumEchinodermata
ClassCrinoidea
OrderUintacrinida
FamilyUintacrinidae
GroupCrinoid
Rank (PBDB)genus· Paleobiology Database
AuthorGrinnell 1876· Paleobiology Database
Classification (PBDB)Echinodermata › Crinoidea › Comatulida › Uintacrinidae· Paleobiology Database
Range (PBDB)89.8–83.6 Ma· Paleobiology Database
PBDB occurrences4· Paleobiology Database

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Cite this article

Stratum Strata. "Uintacrinus" (Taxon). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/uintacrinus. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  title        = {Uintacrinus},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/uintacrinus}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Taxon article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, pbdb, wikidata, commons, nhm. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
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