Description
Gautheria radiata
Echinoid
Late Cretaceous (Upper Turonian)
Rouen Chalk, Leskei biozone
Dieppe (76), France
20mm on 96mm chalk slab. Echinoderm.
Gautheria is a genus of regular echinoid known from the Late Cretaceous of western Europe. A “regular” echinoid has neither a front nor back end and can move in any direction. They tend to be the thicker or more spherical-shaped forms.