Delicate Brittle Star Ophiuroid from the Solhofen Limestone

Paleocoma sp

Phylum Echinodermata, Subphylum Asterozoa; Class Ophiuroidea

Geological Time: Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian Stage (150 million years old)

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Brittle star is 60 mm (2 3/8”) on a 16 X 16 cm (6 ¼ X 6 ¼”) matrix

Fossil Site: Solnhofen Limestone, Malm Zeta 2, Heinheim, Germany

Fossil Code: PFO178

Price: $175.00

PaleocomaDescription: Presented is an aesthetic and graceful brittlestar from the world famous Solnhofen quarries of Germany. This one reveals exquisite detail and shows exceptionally well. Brittle stars are echinoderms, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea-floor using their flexible arms as "legs" for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in length on the largest specimens.

This spectacular fossil comes from the lithographic limestone Solnhofen deposits of Germany. These 150 million year old deposits are famous for their exceptionally well-preserved organisms, the most famous of which are the handful of specimens of the ancient bird Archaeopteryx.

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