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1.05" Cretaceous Fossil Sea Urchin (Hemiaster) - Texas
This is a fossil sea urchin of the species Hemiaster texanus, collected from the Goodland Formation of Tarrant County, Texas.
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 texanus
AGE
LOCATION
Tarrant County, Texas
FORMATION
Goodland Formation
SIZE
Urchin 1.05" on 2.1 x 2" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#136980
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