Japanese Star Sand Vial Necklace ancienthistory carrying 156 different passengers

carrying 156 different passengers

The specimen comes inside a classic

roaming the oceans for over 270 million years

Not surprisingly

92" in length and comes with a large acrylic stand

Japanese Star Sand Vial Necklace ancienthistory carrying 156 different passengersForaminifera are tiny, single celled creatures with hard, protective shells. Considered a biological reference point to paleontologists and an inspiration to Charles Darwin, these specimens have appeared in the fossil record for millions of years, and in the case of these fossils, even form entire beaches! This Star Sand necklace is filled with foraminifera, or "forams," recovered from Star Sand Beach, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It's a beautiful piece