Dickinsonia lived in the late Ediacaran oceans more than 540 million years ago when the first recognisable animals emerged before the Cambrian explosion.  Ediacaran fauna were water dwellers with flat segmented bodies ranging from a few millimetres to approximately 1.4 metres.  We know that Dickinsonia produced cholesterol which is the signature of animal cells.  This is a special animal of a unique ecosystem known only in the form of imprints in sandstone beds.  The collection is dedicated to representing their physical contours and features in hand carved gemstone.