30MM Detailed Fossil Goniopygus Sp Sea Urchin Echinoid Cretaceous Morocco

Location: Morocco  Weight: 0.6 Ounces Dimensions: 30MM Late Cretaceous 95 -89 Million Years Old The item pictured is the one you will receive. Goniopygus Sp Sea Urchins are a group of marine invertebrates that today can be found in almost every major marine habitat from the poles to the equator and from the intertidal zone to depths of more than 5,000 meters. There are around 800 extant species, and the group has a long and detailed fossil record stretching back about 450 million years ago to the Late Ordovician Period. Commonly called "Sea Biscuits" of Sea Urchins, Echinoid is Latin for "pickle". When alive, these animals were covered with movable spines that gave protection and provided locomotion.