Mined from: Wüllen, Ahaus area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Era: Late Cretaceous
Geological Age: 84–90 mya

Description: These fossil urchins from Wüllen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is a classic example of a preserved echinoid, with the rounded to heart-shaped form that makes these fossils so recognizable. Pieces from this area are valued for their natural symmetry, clear body outline, and the subtle surface pattern left by the original skeletal plates. Even simple examples have a strong natural-history look because the shape is so distinct and easy to recognize as an ancient sea urchin.

Wüllen is a well-known German fossil locality, and fossil urchins from there are commonly linked with Micraster, a genus of heart urchin found in Cretaceous marine sediments. These animals lived on or in the seafloor, and their remains were buried in marine sediment and later fossilized. That is why specimens from this region often preserve the overall body form so well, even when finer surface detail has softened with time.

People are often drawn to fossil urchins because of their orderly form and quiet, ancient presence. Symbolically, they are associated with protection, endurance, and the passage of time, and many people like them for the grounded, steady feeling they bring as a reminder of long natural history condensed into one small object.

Small
Approximate Size of 1 piece: 20mm x 22mm x 22mm
Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 13.30g

Large
Approximate Size of 1 piece: 24mm x 25mm x 25mm
Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 20.40g

Quantity: 1pc

We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.