1.5" Eocene Sea Urchin (Oligopygus) Fossil - Florida

Eocene Sea Urchin (Oligopygus) Fossil - Florida #147140

This is a 38 million year fossil sea urchin of the species Oligopygus weatherbyi from the Ocala Limestone in Florida. It has been prepped free of the rock that it was found in.

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

Oligopygus weatherbyi

AGE

Upper Eocene (38 Million Years)

LOCATION

Sumter County, Florida

FORMATION

Ocala Limestone

SIZE

Urchin 1.5"

1.5" Eocene Sea Urchin (Oligopygus) Fossil - Florida

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