1" Cretaceous Echinoid (Galerites) Fossil - Germany

Cretaceous Echinoid (Galerites) Fossil - Germany #156327

This is a beautiful 1" wide fossil echinoid of the genus Galerites, collected from Rugen, Germany. It is Later Cretaceous - Turonian in age, or approximately 90 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.

SPECIES

Galerites sp.

AGE

Late Cretaceous - Turonian

LOCATION

Rugen, Germany

SIZE

1" wide

1" Cretaceous Echinoid (Galerites) Fossil - Germany

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