Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 503 |
| Fossil Type: | Animal |
| Fossil Description: | Purple Sea Urchin spine (modern) |
| Status: | Extant |
| Relative Size: | Small |
| Era/Period: | Cenozoic/Tertiary |
| Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Eocene |
| MYA: | 5 to 23/55 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean, Manasquan River Inlet |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Manasquan, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
| Color: | Violet |
| Dimensions: | 0.625"L |
| Comments: | Rare find for the area |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF4448.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF4446.jpg |