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! Sorry!, The stand in the first photo is just for display and not included.
Plate Size: 9″ x 6.75 x .3″ thick
Starfish Size 3.3″ x 2.7″ (longest lengths)
Weight: 12 ounces
*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.
