Spicules of bone
preventing access by his finger were chipped away with a cleaver.
Some species
have calcareous spicules
deposited in the tunic which would make them rather like eating gristle with sand embedded in it.
Some species have
calcareous spicules
deposited in the tunic which would make them rather like eating gristle with sand embedded in it.
The rocks are typically ' cleaner ' quartz sands and rather unfossiliferous apart from beds of microscopic
sponge spicules.
A simple sponge is a bag of cells surrounding a cavity, supported by
microscopic spicules.
Remove any
bone spicules
with a bone rasp or bur.
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