Sand Dollar Fossil / USA / Early Pliocene Era / 1.40" (35 mm) / 7 gr / 1338

Description

You get the exact Sand Dollar Fossil Specimen shown.
It dates back to the Early Pliocene Era.
Part of the Etchegoin Formation, it comes from California's Central Valley (lower half of the San Joaquin Valley) and is related to Starfish.
It is 100% natural and not modified.
Un-fossilized specimens that wash up onto the beach don't show the plate boundaries. Usually, they end up being artificially stained to make the plate boundaries stand out.
This specimen is NOT that type. The lines are not delineated in a lab.
The delineation in this specimen occurred in nature by petroleum deposits.
It measures 1.40" x 1.28" x .30" (35.56 mm x 32.51 mm x 7.62 mm) and weighs 7 gr.
Please see the photo with the quarter for a size comparison.
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