Superb Monster Dendraster Sand Dollar Fossil

Description: In March and July of 2008 I had the unique privilege of purchasing two large lots from a most important collection. The collector had painstakingly accumulated a superb group of decapods, echinoderms and other fossils during a twenty-year period. The vast majority of the specimens came from self-collecting, academic resources, trading, and selected purchases. Very few of fossils came from the normal channels of trade shows and commercial internet resources. Any specimen presented under this introductory paragraph will generally be a superior collector grade fossil; be it of rarity, preservation, or, both.

This is a very large species of Dendraster that is still found worldwide. It is quite striking, with muted tan and off-white coloration. The collecting locality, according to the collector, is now exhausted. Note the small mollusks and shell remains around the rim of the specimen.