Product information ""Sanddollar", Encope macrophora, Pliocene; USA"

A fossil flattened sea urchin, also known as a sand dollar.

Age: Pliocene, Piacenian, Tamiami Formation (3.6 to 2.5 million years)
Locality: Southern Florida, USA
Size: approx. 5 cm

Delivery includes black collector's box with label.

Some specimens still have the "lantern of Aristotle", the mouth parts of the sea urchin (see last photo). If you want one of these specimens, please tell us in the comment of your order, otherwise it will be decided by chance.

The picture is exemplary. You will receive a piece in comparable quality.
The colors on the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

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