Geocoma carinata   CLASS - Asterozoa ORDER - Ophiuridae FAMILY - GENUS/SPECIES - Geocoma carinata ROCK UNIT - Malm Zeta AGE - Upper Jurassic LOCALITY - Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany Sea stars (also called starfish) are rarely preserved as fossils, because their bodies break into pieces within hours of their death. This specimen must have been very quickly buried. This is a brittle-star. Like modern forms, it has a small central body and thin arms. PRI 43701