Echinoidea sp. (specimen 01)

Specimen Name: Echinoidea sp.
Common Name: Urchin
Specimen Code: 11ECHI00001
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)

Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Echinodermata – Echinozoa – Echinoidea

Description of Specimen:
A small, broken urchin spine with a club-shaped base

Measurements of Specimen:
13mm x 3mm x 1mm

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