1.05" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Salenia) Fossil - Texas

Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Salenia) Fossil - Texas #156334

This is a Cretaceous fossil sea urchin (Salenia texana) that was collected from the Glen Rose Formation of Comal County, Texas.

Sea urchins are a type of echinoderm that are still living relatively unchanged today. They live at the bottom of soft ocean floors and have long spines protruding from their central bodies. They move along the bottom of the ocean using many small feet while feeding on various plant and animal matter.

SPECIES

Salenia texana

AGE

Cretaceous

LOCATION

Comal County, Texas

FORMATION

Glen Rose Formation

SIZE

1.05" wide

1.05" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Salenia) Fossil - Texas

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