1.15" Cretaceous Echinoid (Holaster) Fossil - England

Cretaceous Echinoid (Holaster) Fossil - England #156340

This is a fossil sea urchin of the species Holaster nodulosus that was collected from the Upper Cretaceous - Cenomanian of Devon, 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.

SPECIES

Holaster nodulosus

AGE

Upper Cretaceous - Cenomanian

LOCATION

Devon, England

SIZE

1.15" wide

1.15" Cretaceous Echinoid (Holaster) Fossil - England

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