Asteroidea indet
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea
Geological Time: Middle Ordovician
Size: Starfish fossil has 31 mm armspan on a 110 mm by 95 mm matrix
Fossil Site: El Kaid Errami, Morocco ( East of Anti-atlas Mountains)
Code: 13168
Price: Sold
 Description:
This plate displays a fine starfish found in the Ordovician deposits
of El Kaid Errami. Intact starfish  specimens are quite uncommon
in the fossil record. This fine specimen is a member of the Asteroidea,
or True Starfish.. Unlike the brittlestars, true starfish have
no demarcation between the arms and the ventral body, and move
by means of tube feet rather than by the sinuous movements of the
arms. The starfish is quite 3-D in appearance making for a dramatic
display piece. |
