Petrified Lightning - 2.12" Saharan Fulgurite tabascogeode A small information card is

A small information card is included

66 million years ago) provides a dramatic exclamation point to the end of the Mesozoic

Between its hoof-like feet and elongated heads

Spanning 500 years of history

The creature was part of the Dromaeosauridae family

Petrified Lightning - 2.12" Saharan Fulgurite tabascogeode A small information card isAbove: Front of the Specimen Card. When lightning strikes dry sand, the intense heat melts and fuses the silica creating tubes of rough glass called fulgurites. The process happens quickly, often trapping molecules from the surrounding atmosphere inside the walls of the impact tube. These natural time capsules allow scientists to study the composition of ancient climates. This specimen is a 2. 12" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally