Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.261" mm3 Above: Photo of the Nagasaki

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

Biotic Diversity

NWA 13951 is also known as the "Starry Night" meteorite

The material comes from a "turkey feather

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Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.261" mm3 Above: Photo of the NagasakiFossilized 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.