Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.362" titanium as well as Calamite stalks

as well as Calamite stalks on the back

Large: 2" to 4" (5-10cm)

The 26 Specimen Second Edition (MM2) Mini Museum includes:

but this mineral has been valued since prehistory when pyrite was used as a fire starter by Neanderthals and our other human ancestors

featuring a Campo del Cielo meteorite fragment

Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.362" titanium as well as Calamite stalksFossilized at the bottom of the sea floor over 5,000,000 years ago, this Dendraster is a window into the ocean's past. The body plan of the animal has been preserved in beautiful detail, with their intricate skeletons still clearly visible. This particular fossil is a 1. 362" Dendraster gibbsii from the San Joaquin Valley deposit. The petroleum in this region provides a unique, natural stain to the item.