Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.261" mm3 Please Note: The Valera meteorite

Please Note: The Valera meteorite is incredibly precious material

Biotic Diversity

Band 4 (near-infrared) and Band 2 (green) as red

their organic material is slowly replaced with colorful minerals

Above: Photo of the Nagasaki bombing taken by Hiromichi Matsuda (Source: Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum)

Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.261" mm3 Please Note: The Valera meteoriteFossilized 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. 261" Dendraster gibbsii from the San Joaquin Valley deposit. The petroleum in this region provides a unique, natural stain to the item.