Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco sea scorpion Studia geologica salmanticensia

Studia geologica salmanticensia

Because of the depth

Recovering approximately 100 tons of fragments

Preserved so well that even the wings and legs are easily visible to the naked eye

They had lungs rather than gills

Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco sea scorpion Studia geologica salmanticensiaOphiuroidea Brittle Star Late Ordovician El Kaid Errami Valley Tafilalt, Morocco Specimen approx. size: 1. 25" x 1. 25" & 1. 25" x 0. 75" Matrix approx. size: 5. 75" x 3. 75" x 1. 125" Members of the class Ophiuroidea, commonly known as brittle stars, are echinoderms distinguished by a small central disc and five slender, flexible arms clearly separated from the disc. Their skeleton is composed of articulated calcite plates (ossicles), often found