XXL 7.9" Detailed Fossil Clypeaster Altus Sea Urchin Echinoid Miocene Taza Morocco Gastropod and specialized feeding strategies allowed

and specialized feeding strategies allowed them to dominate ancient oceans and stand as a classic example of how reptiles repeatedly evolved to thrive in aquatic environments

giving them a surreal and almost otherworldly appearance

lived across eastern North America and could grow up to eight meters in length

It is commonly used as a gemstone and in jewelry because of its attractive color and luster

hatchet-shaped bony crest atop its skull

XXL 7.9" Detailed Fossil Clypeaster Altus Sea Urchin Echinoid Miocene Taza Morocco Gastropod and specialized feeding strategies allowedLocation: Taza, Morocco Weight: 5 Pounds 7. 6 Ounces Dimensions: 7. 9 Inches Long, 6 Inches Wide, 4. 3 Inches Thick Comes with a Free Stand. Miocene Age 25 Million Years old. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Clypeaster altus Sea Urchins are marine invertebrates found across nearly all major oceanic habitats, from the poles to the equator and from shallow intertidal zones to depths over 5,000 meters. With roughly 800 species alive today,