36MM Brittle Star Petraster Starfish Fossil Ordovician Age Blekus Morocco COA Snake perfectly adapted for hunting fish

perfectly adapted for hunting fish and small vertebrates

The hexagonal shape and thin radial lines radiating from the dark central “eye” are distinguishing features unique to these fossils

they survived the Permian mass extinction and diversified into hundreds of species that survive today

A variety of calcite

36MM Brittle Star Petraster Starfish Fossil Ordovician Age Blekus Morocco COA Snake perfectly adapted for hunting fishLocation: Kataoua Formation, Blekus, Morocco Weight: 10. 2 Ounces Starfish Dimensions: 36MM Dimension: 4. 8 Inches Long, 2. 8 Inches Wide, 1. 1 Inches Thick (Plate) Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Brittlestar Petraster This intriguing limestone slab was extracted from Middle Upper Ordovician (about 450 million years old) rocks in the Anti Atlas part of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. This slab