Lot 1751
Six-Inch-Long, 375-Million-Old Starfish. Even though starfish are common, they rarely fossilize intact. The most famous ancient starfish fossils come from the lower Devonian (375 million years old) period of bundenbach, Germany. Interestingly enough, starfish have not changed much over the last 375 million years. This large 6 inch-long starfish (Urasterella) is nearly complete, missing just the tip of one of the five arms. One of the arms is short, but this isn't a defect in the fossil; rather, one of the arms of the starfish was lost and was regenerating when the starfish was fossilized. There is excellent detail on the starfish with the small plates visible atop each of the arms. Bundenbach slate is used for roofing, sometimes revealing fossils on roofed buildings that are 100-200 years old. With this site closed to collecting, only old collection specimens such as this lovely starfish are available to new collectors. For domestic shipping, add $25.
Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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