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Here’s that sea urchin fossil from one of my recent vids :) just gave it a quick brush with some soap and water.
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My rarest echinoid fossil to date! It’s a cidarid from the lower Glen rose formation, found North of San Antonio, TX. I don’t have a positive ID just yet, but I’m aware of someone finding a Paracidaris texanus at the same site. To put it’s scarcity into perspective, this is the first one I’ve ever seen and I’ve been fossil hunting in this formation for years. It may be several more years before I find another.
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One of my largest sea urchins of this species to date . Hopefully I can find a couple more nice ones before my favorite spot becomes a parking lot..
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Some nice sea urchin fossils just laying around in the gravel after a heavy rain, near Austin, Texas . Also, a few new items are coming to the shop soon. I’ll post a couple here when they go up for those interested.
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Variegated Sea Urchins (Lytechinus variegatus) can be found across the Caribbean and Western Atlantic ocean. In the wild they are mainly herbivorous, feeding on seagrass, but in captivity they can also be omnivorous. They use their tube feet for movement and for feeding.
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