Radial Symmetry Animal
Ever
since I discovered that parts of the Frass Meteorite had been in wet
conditions, I have wondered whether the rock was in an ocean, a stream, or a
small pool or lake of some kind. The absence of much rounding of the rocks
indicates that the meteorite and its contents were never in a moving stream, but
rather in some kind of water that was very gentle. This creature looks so
much like some of our ocean creatures, that this has led me many times to think
the water associated with the Frass Meteorite was an ocean.
The amount of diversity shown in the meteorite also leads
one think of oceans,
where many species can mix and move about, rather than small local pools, where
diversity is generally less. Also, the clam shell that is still stuck to
the outside of the meteorite is further evidence of it ocean heritage.
When I first found this creature, it looked much like a flower, so my first file names for this creature all involved the word flower. After a great deal of time had passed and I have had the opportunity to look at this object for several years, I now think it is more likely this creature is a radial symmetry animal, rather than the flower of a plant.
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