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3.4″ Cretaceous Fossil Urchin (Trochotiara) Plate – Morocco

Original price was: $25.00.Current price is: $17.50.

SKU: ZM9ZC 24711322 Category: Echinoderms

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This is a cluster of small Early Cretaceous (Barremian Stage) fossil urchins (Trochotiara bourgueti), collected from Agadir, Morocco. The spines of these urchins have also been exposed and can be found scattered across the rock.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

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	Trochotiara bourgueti
AGE	Early Cretaceous – Barremian Stage
LOCATION	Agadir, Morocco
SIZE	Largest Urchin: .3" wide, Sandstone: 3.4 x 1.5"
CATEGORY	Echinoderms
SUB CATEGORY	Fossil Urchins
ITEM	#283989