Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.019" literary The TCS helped the ship

The TCS helped the ship withstand the extreme increase in temperatures during atmospheric reentry and the TCS blanket was applied to the inside of the shuttle to protect internal components and systems

Discovery Payload Bay Liner

A small information card is also included with each specimen

The specimen comes affixed to an informational display card with the Mini Museum Seal of Authenticity

It was recovered from deposits in Morocco and dates to the Late Cretaceous Period

Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.019" literary The TCS helped the shipFossilized 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. 019" Dendraster gibbsii from the San Joaquin Valley deposit. The petroleum in this region provides a unique, natural stain to the item.