Petrified Lightning - Saharan Fulgurite Riker Box Specimen Size:Small Riker Box Specimen Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of

Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of Indricotheres

000 years ago during the Great Oxygenation Event

This specimen is a fragment of mission-flown kapton foil which provided thermal protection for the astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 Command Module

With scales or fluffy like a baby chick

discovered in the year 1900

Petrified Lightning - Saharan Fulgurite Riker Box Specimen Size:Small Riker Box Specimen Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology ofAbove: Front of the Specimen Card. When lightning strikes dry sand, the intense heat melts and fuses the silica creating tubes of rough glass called fulgurites. The process happens quickly, often trapping molecules from the surrounding atmosphere inside the walls of the impact tube. These natural time capsules allow scientists to study the composition of ancient climates. This specimen is a fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally featured