.8" Cretaceous Echinoid (Holectypus) Fossil - Texas

Cretaceous Echinoid (Holectypus) Fossil - Texas #156369

This is a Cretaceous fossil echinoid (Holectypus adkinsi) fossil from the Goodland Formation of Tarrant County, Texas.

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

Holectypus adkinsi

AGE

Cretaceous

LOCATION

Tarrant County, Texas

FORMATION

Goodland Limestone

SIZE

.8" wide

.8" Cretaceous Echinoid (Holectypus) Fossil - Texas

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