Sea urchin fossil RARE Echinoderm Eocene bigger 2 inch fine detail 1 per winner

Description

Sea urchin fossils from the anti atlas mountains in northern Africa, these urchin fossils show great detail of the spines where the articulating tubercle were millions of years ago The spines are blunt ended and usually white.These urchins make great display specimens and are priced well below retail.Each buyer will receive 1 fossil sized approximately between 1 3/4 to 2 inches wide by 1 to 1 1/2 inch deep scooped from fossils as pictured.
Sea urchins are members of the phylum Echinodermata and includes also sea stars, sea cucumbers,and crinoids. Like other echinoderms, they have five part symmetry and move by means of hundreds of tiny, transparent, adhesive tube like feet.Specifically, the term "sea urchin" refers to the "regular echinoids", which are symmetrical and globular, and includes several different taxonomic groups, including,modern sea urchins and pencil urchins( which have very thick, blunt spines, with algae and sponges growing on it).These fossils are  great educational and hands on learning specimens and come from North Africa near the Sahara desert.
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