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An impressive large fossil sea urchin.
The preparation of the specimen was painstaking, preserving the finest details of the shell.
The site where they are found is characterized by a very hard black limestone, a factor that greatly makes preparation difficult.
The specimen shows extraordinary preservation.
The specimen is slightly deformed.
Specimens of this size and quality are very rare and scarce.
A museum-worthy specimen.

Impresionante erizo de mar fósil de grandes dimensiones. La preparación del ejemplar fue muy laboriosa, preservando los más finos detalles del caparazón. El yacimiento donde se encuentran se caracteriza por una caliza negra muy dura, hecho que dificulta enormemente la preparación. El ejemplar presenta una preservación extraordinaria. El espécimen se encuentra ligeramente deformado. Ejemplares de este tamaño y calidad son muy raros y escasos. Ejemplar digno de museo.

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Impressive sea urchin!!! - Exceptional size, 70 mm!!! - Fossilised animal - Dickesicidaris turbeti  (LAMBERT, 1933) - 70 mm - 63 mm

Jurassic - Middle Jurassic, Bajocian (168.3–170.3 million years ago) - Guerssif (Morocco)

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Original fossil sea urchin specimen Dickesicidaris turbeti (Lambert, 1933) from the Bajocian to Middle Jurassic (168.3–170 million years ago) with natural preservation, originating from Guerssif, Morocco, and measuring about 70 mm high, 63 mm wide and 50 mm deep.

Impressive sea urchin!!! - Exceptional size, 70 mm!!! - Fossilised animal - Dickesicidaris turbeti (LAMBERT, 1933) - 70 mm - 63 mm

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Original fossil sea urchin specimen Dickesicidaris turbeti (Lambert, 1933) from the Bajocian to Middle Jurassic (168.3–170 million years ago) with natural preservation, originating from Guerssif, Morocco, and measuring about 70 mm high, 63 mm wide and 50 mm deep.

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