Here is a sea urchin, Micraster, preserved in a block of flint. These specimens are best left as they are because they are ‘welded’ into the flint and cannot usually be removed from the rock.
Sea Urchin
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Upper Cretaceous
Strata:
Chalk
Fossil Type:
Echinoderms >Sea Urchins
Common Name:
Sea Urchin
Scientific Name:
Micraster
Age:
83 million years
Where it was Found:
Batcombe
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
DCM.G.09605
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