Sea Urchin lunarhighlands This specimen is a single

This specimen is a single jaw fragment from Merycoidodon culbertsoni

which were arranged in a tight structure called a dental battery

This specimen is a precision-cut segment of ladder rung from the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest

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Sea Urchin lunarhighlands This specimen is a singleAbove: Front of the Specimen Card Ancient sea urchins, small and spiny creatures, have existed for millennia. These echinoids first appeared in oceans 450 million years ago, where they fed on algae and sponges. Their flexible spines purpose was two fold: to protect against predators and allow for the slow crawl towards the urchins next meal. Buried for millions of years, their fossils appear in many places where those oceans once were and have