Impressive Archaeocidaris Gilmore City Death Assemblage

Archaeocidaris aliquantula

Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Archaeocidaridae

Geological Time: Lower Carboniferous, Mississippian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Matrix is 200 mm by 120 mm

Fossil Site: Gilmore City Formation, Gilmore City, Iowa

Fossil Code: AW12

Price: $275.00


Archaeocidaris Sea Urchin Death AssemblageDescription: This plaque is COVERED with examples of the sea urchin Archaeocidaris. Members of this genus existed from the Devonian to the Permian, and have been found in North America, Africa, and Europe. These examples come from the Gilmore City Formation of Iowa, a site well-known for the preservation of both crinoids and echinoids.

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