Pepper44 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 My eight year old daughter found this on Holden Beach, NC yesterday. I'm guessing it's a fossilized sea urchin? We're homeschoolers and I'd love to get her started researching more about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper44 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I'd also love any tips on where to look for more interesting finds! We haven't seen much of anything besides crushed shells out here. This cool fossil was a random lucky find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 This is indeed an urchin, though from a picture I cannot tell whether it is a fossil. Is it heavy and solid? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 It appears to be Hardounia sp. from the Late Cretaceous, not a typical beach find. Any rocks on that beach . . . breakwater? pier? sea-wall? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 It is Hardouinia, probably H. mortonis. They frequently wash up on Holden beach. They are coming from the Late Cretaceous Peedee Formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Very cool find. Looks well preserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper44 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 It's heavy and rock-like! It was just on a plain sandy island beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 The pros here have IDed it as an extinct species, and it's very detailed for a beach find. Nice! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I agree. Very nice find! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Wow! Super cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper44 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Lucky find I guess! My 8 year old fell in the water and it hit her and she screamed and said, "Ouch what was that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper44 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks for all the quick responses. Now we're excited to find more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Congrats! that is a great find. I'm not familiar with that genus. How does the other side look...are any of the petals of the star still present? Good luck hunting for more! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Nice sea urchin. Me too I would like to see the other side. The hole in the middle you can see is the mouth. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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