22075 - Superb 5.88 Inch OPHIURA SP Brittlestar Upper Ordovician Ktaoua Fm Mawsonia (Coelacanth) Only has small glued fracture
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Only has small glued fracture
Parent taxon: Micrasteridae according to A
It has some glued fractures but no restoration or fabrication
Finest grade natural association
o Digital camera: Photometrics CoolSNAPcf
22075 - Superb 5.88 Inch OPHIURA SP Brittlestar Upper Ordovician Ktaoua Fm Mawsonia (Coelacanth) Only has small glued fractureBeautiful preserved and well prepared specimen. This type of brittlestar is quite representative of the Ordovician of the South of Morocco. Its orange colors come from the limonite (iron oxide) that is the product of the oxidation of the original pyrite that mineralized these fossils.