Description
Fossil Starfish/Echinoderm
Genus/Species: Urasterella asperula
Age: Lower Devonian/Emsian (approximately 390 million)
Location: Hunsrück Slate, Bundenbach, Germany
This wonderful, detailed fossil comes to us from an old mineral and fossil collection that we were incredibly lucky to pick and choose from!
Plate Size: 6.5″ long x 6″ wide x .3″ thick
Weight: 12.18 ounce
*Notes on Bundenbach Fossils
*Lagerstätte Status: Because of this incredible preservation, the site is classified as a Konservat-Lagerstätte, a rare type of fossil deposit that contains an unusual amount of high-quality paleontological data
*Closed Mines: Most slate mining in Bundenbach ended by 1999–2000. Since fossils were primarily found as a byproduct of this mining, new material is now very limited.
*Old Collections: Most specimens currently on the market come from “old collections” that were found decades ago while the mines were still operational.
