Description
Gautheria radiata
Echinoid
Late Cretaceous (Upper Turonian)
Rouen Chalk, Leskei biozone
Dieppe (76), France
17mm on 76mm chalk slab.
Gautheria is a genus of extinct, 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 are the thicker or more spherical-shaped forms.
Nice little guy embedded on the precipice of a matrix piece.