{"product_id":"deltoblastus-permicus-13","title":"Deltoblastus Permicus #13","description":"\u003cp\u003eFossilised \u003cem\u003eDeltoblastus Permicus\u003c\/em\u003e dating back to the Permian Age, 250 - 300 million years ago, from West Timor, Indonesia. You will receive the exact \u003cem\u003eDeltoblastus \u003c\/em\u003efossil pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAt first glance, these fossils often get mistaken for shells or strange pebbles, but Deltoblastus was actually a blastoid, an extinct group of echinoderms, distant relatives of starfish, sea urchins, and crinoids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhile blastoids and crinoids look quite similar, they had some key differences. Crinoids (the “sea lilies”) typically had long, distinct, feathery arms for feeding. Blastoids, on the other hand, had a more compact, bud-shaped body, with their food-gathering structures tucked in close and filtering food up grooves towards the mouth at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhat we usually find fossilised is the hard, plated “bud” (called a theca), made up of tightly fitted calcite plates arranged in a wonderfully geometric pattern. Nature really does provide some fascinatingly architectural designs!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The CC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143583187329,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0068\/6004\/6403\/files\/DeltoblastusPermicus_62.jpg?v=1767706218","url":"https:\/\/thecitrinecircle.com\/en-us\/products\/deltoblastus-permicus-13","provider":"The Citrine Circle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}