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Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin,
Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin,
Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin,
Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin,
Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin,

Fossil Echinoid Sea Urchin, "Mepygurus depressus" Lit de la Lomaka, Madagascar.

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Condition: New
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Echinoid Sea Urchin Callovian age, Middle Jurassic Lit de la Lomaka, Madagascar
    This type of Sea Urchin, "Mepygurus depressus", like a (sand dollar), is an extremely flat form of echinoid. They are a slow moving creature, feeding primarily upon algae, as they burrow through the soft sand in our oceans. Sea Urchins have a rigid skeletal system, known as a test, which is comprised of several interlocking plates. On the top of their bodies are fiv
    e visually paired rows of perforations of their endoskeleton, which are formed in a perfect star shaped pattern. These perforations act as a gas exchange system for the Sea Urchin.
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