1.35" Cretaceous Echinoid (Phymosoma) Fossil - Texas

Cretaceous Echinoid (Phymosoma) Fossil - Texas #287338

This is a fossil echinoid (sea urchin) of the species Phymosoma texanum from the Lower Cretaceous Walnut Formation in Bell County, Texas. This echinoid is in excellent condition, showing some great three-dimensional preservation!

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

Phymosoma texanum

AGE

Lower Cretaceous (~110 Million Years)

LOCATION

Bell County, Texas

FORMATION

Walnut Formation

SIZE

1.35" wide

1.35" Cretaceous Echinoid (Phymosoma) Fossil - Texas

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