1.4" Cretaceous Echinoid (Hardouinia) Fossil - North Carolina

Cretaceous Echinoid (Hardouinia) Fossil - North Carolina #156338

This is a detailed echinoid of the species Hardouinia mortonis that was collected from the Peedee Formation in Pender County, North Carolina. It is Upper Cretaceous in age, or approximately 66 to 70 million years old.

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.