Dendraster gibbsii is an extinct species of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae. Fossils of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States). They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm. Fossil specimens of Dendraster gibbsii provide valuable insights into the marine environments of the Pliocene epoch and the evolutionary history of echinoids.
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| Fossil of Dendraster gibbsii from Etchegoin Formation, California | |
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| Species: | †D. gibbsii
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| †Dendraster gibbsii (Remond, 1863)
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