.9" Miocene Echinoid (Euptagus) Fossil - Australia

Miocene Echinoid (Euptagus) Fossil - Australia #327229

This is a beautiful fossil urchin of the species Euptagus murrayensis from the Miocene period. It was found in the Mannum Formation in Mannum, South Australia.

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

Euptagus murrayensis

AGE

Miocene

LOCATION

Mannum, South Australia

FORMATION

Mannum Formation

SIZE

.9" wide

.9" Miocene Echinoid (Euptagus) Fossil - Australia

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