Diogenite Meteorites Asteroid 4 Vesta Specimen NMW 7831 Western Sahara Display Ghost Quartz They were the first animals

They were the first animals known to possess a hard exoskeleton

They lived during the late Cretaceous period

Some species were small and terrestrial

These differences help scientists reconstruct the various ecological niches elephant birds occupied across ancient Madagascar

These animals lived from the Eocene through the Miocene epochs

Diogenite Meteorites Asteroid 4 Vesta Specimen NMW 7831 Western Sahara Display Ghost Quartz They were the first animalsLocation: Western Sahara Weight: 0. 4 Ounces (Display) Dimensions: 2. 3 Inches Long, 1. 5 Inches Wide, 0. 6 Inches Thick (Display) Comes with a Free Display Case. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Diogenites are a rare class of achondritic meteorites, meaning they are stony meteorites that formed through melting and internal differentiation within a planetary body rather than remaining primitive. Scientific evidence links diogenites to