Bgatt3 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Smooth, hard like a rock but looks like an urchin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It is an echinoid. Species well, East coast and all that . I'm in Texas so leave it to someone who knows. If hardened then it is in some state of preservation. That vertebrae that's nice color there. Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It's interesting. A photo showing the side view would help with the identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgatt3 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Side view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I am pretty sure what you have is the internal cast or negative of the actual sea urchin itself. It became infilled, solidified, and the actual urchin itself has since crumbled away. This is technically still considered a fossil. Cole~ Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. Plotinus 204 or 205 C.E., Egyptian Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It's a really worn regular echinoid I'd say. Regulars are sea urchins and irregulars are sea biscuits. It should be one of the Oligocene ones if it's from Onslow Beach. Eric probably stands a better chance of getting it to genus or species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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