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Sea Urchin
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$1,000 - US$1,500
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Pseudocidaris mammosa
160 million years old
Upper Jurassic, Lower Kimmeridgian stage
Cymodoce zone, Achilles sub-zone, Angoulins Sur Mer, France
A meticulously prepared articulated echinoid, a species that was described by Agassiz in 1847, comes from an Upper Jurassic seafloor outcrop in west-central France. The specimen was freed from the entombing matrix, a labor-intensive procedure, then the fine details were carefully revealed using gentle air abrasion and staggered acid baths, executed by a master preparator to reveal the highly three-dimensional form. Measuring 4 x 3 ½ x 2 ½in
160 million years old
Upper Jurassic, Lower Kimmeridgian stage
Cymodoce zone, Achilles sub-zone, Angoulins Sur Mer, France
A meticulously prepared articulated echinoid, a species that was described by Agassiz in 1847, comes from an Upper Jurassic seafloor outcrop in west-central France. The specimen was freed from the entombing matrix, a labor-intensive procedure, then the fine details were carefully revealed using gentle air abrasion and staggered acid baths, executed by a master preparator to reveal the highly three-dimensional form. Measuring 4 x 3 ½ x 2 ½in

