Archaeocidaris sp.

Echinoid spine
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Specimen #229
Taxon: Archaeocidaris sp.
Locality: Dotsero, Eagle County, CO
Age: Pennsylvanian
Rock unit: Belden Formation
Collector: W. Itano

This is a spine of an echinoid (sea urchin). It may be Archaeocidaris triplex White, as distinguished by the subtriangular cross-section and the three rows of spinules along the three angles of the spine. It has been donated to the Denver Museum of Natural History. (Scale in cm.)


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