Superb Acrosalenia Echinoid Death Assemblage

with Associated Spines

Acrosalenia hemicidaroides

Phylum Echinodermata, Subphylum Echinozoa, Class Echinoidea, Family Acrosaleniidae

Geological Time: Middle Jurassic, Bajocian Stage (~170 million years ago)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Tests: 20 mm-30 mm across on a 240 mm by 100 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Grand Oolithes Layers, Neufchateau, France

Fossil Code: KZC08

Price: Sold


Acrosalenia Echinoid Fossils for SaleDescription: This is a large example of a Jurassic echinod known as Asterocidaeris. Most echinoderms fragment Class Echinoidea Scientific Illustration by Haeckelquickly after death, leaving the test as the only intact portion. These echinoids are found in association with the spines in a detached state, an uncommon occurrence, seen here in these five examples. Typically you would be fortunate to find a single example, so a multiple such as this is rare indeed.

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