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1.3" Cretaceous Sea Urchin (Heteraster) Fossil - Texas
This is a beautiful fossil urchin of the species Heteraster texanus, collected from the Cretaceous Goodland Limestone in Tarrant County, Texas. It measures 1.3" long and has excellent preservation detail.
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
Heteraster texanus
AGE
LOCATION
Tarrant County, Texas
FORMATION
Goodland Limestone
SIZE
1.3" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#156349
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