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Ophiopetra Brittle Star Fossil - Solnhofen Limestone
This is a piece of limestone containing a Jurassic aged brittle star (Ophiopetra lithographica) from the famed Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. There are 3 nicely preserved brittle stars on this 4x2.25" piece of matrix. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
The Solnhofen limestones is a famous Lagerstätte in Germany that offer amazing preservation of Upper Jurassic fossils. It is where one of the most famous fossils of all time, Archaeopteryx was found. The fine grained limestone makes excellent building materials which has led to heavy quarrying over the past two centuries, which has resulted in some amazing fossils being unearthed.
This area represented an archipelago at the edge of a sea. Due to high salt content, the lowest levels in the water column could not support much life and was devoid of oxygen. This lack of scavengers on the bottom of the sea led to amazing preservation of the fauna found there.
The Solnhofen limestones is a famous Lagerstätte in Germany that offer amazing preservation of Upper Jurassic fossils. It is where one of the most famous fossils of all time, Archaeopteryx was found. The fine grained limestone makes excellent building materials which has led to heavy quarrying over the past two centuries, which has resulted in some amazing fossils being unearthed.
This area represented an archipelago at the edge of a sea. Due to high salt content, the lowest levels in the water column could not support much life and was devoid of oxygen. This lack of scavengers on the bottom of the sea led to amazing preservation of the fauna found there.
SPECIES
Ophiopetra lithographica
LOCATION
Hienheim, Germany
FORMATION
Solnhofen Limestone
SIZE
Brittlestars ~1", Matrix 4x2.25"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#15151
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