.9" Jurassic Echinoid (Nucleolites) Fossil - England

This is a fossil sea urchin of the species Nucleolites scutatus that was collected from the Upper Jurassic - Oxfordian of Cambridgeshire, England.

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.

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SPECIES
Nucleolites scutatus
LOCATION
Cambridgeshire, England
SIZE
.9" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#156339
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