1.3" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Heteraster) Fossil - Texas

Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Heteraster) Fossil - Texas #156349

This is a beautiful fossil urchin of the species Heteraster texanus, collected from the Cretaceous Goodland Limestone in Tarrant County, Texas. It measures 1.3" long and has excellent preservation detail.

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

SPECIES

Heteraster texanus

AGE

Cretaceous

LOCATION

Tarrant County, Texas

FORMATION

Goodland Limestone

SIZE

1.3" long

1.3" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Heteraster) Fossil - Texas

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