Fossil Pennsylvanian Sea Urchin With Spines From Texas

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This is a very rare find, a spiny sea urchin from the Pennsylvanian age with all its spines still attached. This took many hours to prepare and will make a center piece fossil in any collection. This slab has a perfect large urchin with many spines. Age: Pennsylvanian Species: Archaeocidaris brownwoodensis Formation: Winchell Location: Brown County, TX. Taxonomy Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes Infrakingdom: Coelomopora (Marcus, 1958) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 Phylum: Echinodermata Klein, 1734 ex De BrugiÃ¨re, 1789 - Echinoderms Class: Echinoidea (ek-in-OY-dee-a) - Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars Order: Cidaroida - Pencil Urchins, Pencil Urchins Family: Archaeocidaridae Genus: Archaeocidaris Specific name: brownwoodensis Scientific name: Archaeocidaris brownwoodensis We Offer a Satisfaction Guarantee. If The item sold is not as described, please notify us within 5 days of receipt of item, and we will gladly refund all buyers costs. If you have any questions, please email us at mailto: Buyer pays full shipping and handling price. We ship by priority mail. Insurance is extra, if desired. read more

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