00888 - Natural Association of 2 Ordovician Brittlestar (Ophiura sp) Study Here we present two bones

Here we present two bones of an absolute rarity

The natural shine of the enamel is astonishing

48 in) It has a series of fractures which have been restored via the filling method

but with its tiny size

00888 - Natural Association of 2 Ordovician Brittlestar (Ophiura sp) Study Here we present two bonesImpressive specimen with the natural association of 2 brittlestars of the genus Ophiura. It has an exceptional conservation. It does not have any type of restoration. It has been cleaned and prepared to unearth it from its natural carbonaceous matrix. 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