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  • Hemipatagus carolinensis


    Images:

    sixgill pete

    Taxonomy

    heart urchin

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Echinodermata
    Class: Echinoidea
    Order: Spatangoida
    Family: Spatangidae
    Genus: Hemipatagus
    Species: Hemipatagus carolinensis
    Author Citation Kier, 1997

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Oligocene

    Stratigraphy

    River Bend Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 09/20/2014
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 57
    Width: 55
    Thickness: 21

    Location

    Martin Marietta Quarry
    Jones County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    From this location, the Martin Marietta Quarry at Belgrade this is a very rare echinoid Most found (90% plus) are broken and or crushed. All are matrix encrusted and any attempt at removing the matrix usually ends in disaster. This specimen is exceptionally clean and complete. One of my most prized finds from this quarry.




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