1.2" Cretaceous Echinoid (Galerites) Fossil - Denmark

This is a beautiful 1.2" wide fossil echinoid of the species Galerites stadensis, collected from Kongsted, Denmark. It is Later Cretaceous - Maastrichtian in age, or approximately 66 - 72 million years old.

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.


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SPECIES
Galerites stadensis
LOCATION
Kongsted, Denmark
SIZE
1.2" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#156329
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