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A Petrifaction of the Echinus

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 22, 1816

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 82

Additional Source Text:

"(generally supposed to be a shell [barknut?]) found on the Wabash two miles above the town of Vincennes."

Notes:

Echinus is a genus of sea urchins.