.4" Jurassic Echinoid (Polycyphus) Fossil - France

This is a small but detailed sea urchin fossil of the species Polycyphus normanus, collected from Calvados, France. It is Middle Jurassic - Bathonian in age. Comes with an acrylic display case.

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
Polycyphus normanus
LOCATION
Calvados, France
SIZE
.4" wide
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#156382
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