2.1" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Hemiaster) Fossil - Texas

Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Hemiaster) Fossil - Texas #156396

This is a beautifully detailed and inflated fossil sea urchin of the species Hemiaster elegans from the Cretaceous Washita Group in Lake Texoma, Texas. This echinoid is in excellent condition and measures 2.1" in length.

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

Hemiaster elegans

AGE

Lower Cretaceous

LOCATION

Lake Texoma, Texas

FORMATION

Washita Group

SIZE

2.1" Long

2.1" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Hemiaster) Fossil - Texas

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