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FOSSIL SAND DOLLARS California 90-100 mm
Picture Shows Top and Bottom You will receive one Fossil Sand Dollar
SKU: 17870
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Dendraster excentricus is common as a fossil in Pleistocene deposits in Mission Bay California and resembles modern D. excentricus, although it tends to be larger than the living species.
THE SAND DOLLAR
has been called the Holy Ghost Shell because of the religious symbolism
of its markings. It is said to tell the story of the birth, crucifixion
and resurrection of Christ. The outline etched into the top resembles an
Easter Lily. At the center is the five point star of Bethlehem. The five
oval holes represent the wounds Christ suffered on the cross (the four
small holes are nails in the hands and feet, and the larger hole the
wound from the spear). On the bottom of the sand dollar is the outline
of the Christmas flower, the Poinsettia. If broken open, five of the
sand dollar's teeth are seen arranged in a star shape. Individually
these little pieces resemble white doves in flight which some say are
the five angels that sang to the shepherds on Christmas morning.
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