Echinoderm
| Description: |
This ancient sea creature (called an echinoid) was discovered among the rocks of south central Texas. It belongs to a group of sea urchins known as Hemiaster. This type of urchin does not have significant spines and dates back to the Cretaceous Period – well over 65 million years old. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/405 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Fossils Marine animals, Fossil Echinodermata Invertebrates Invertebrates, Fossil Texas Sea urchins |
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