Here is a beautiful Upper Cretaceous sea urchin showing the lovely detailed structure of the shell. The rounded lumps, or tubercles, are where the spines of the animal were attached to the shell. Such well-preserved specimens are not often found.
Here is a beautiful Upper Cretaceous sea urchin showing the lovely detailed structure of the shell. The rounded lumps, or tubercles, are where the spines of the animal were attached to the shell. Such well-preserved specimens are not often found.