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Urastella asperula
CLASS - Asterozoa ROCK UNIT - Bundenbach Slate AGE - Devonian LOCALITY - Bundenbach, Germany This wonderful specimen looks almost like a ghost of a sea star. The edges of this sea star are composed of large plates, while the middle of the arms are composed of smaller and thinner plates. When fossilized, the small plates are more rarely preserved than are the large outer plates. It's difficult to tell from this specimen, but you are seeing the top of the animal. PRI 43699 |
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Urastella asperulaPRI 43699 |
![[Urastella]](images/urastella.jpg)
CLASS - Asterozoa
ORDER - Asteroidea
FAMILY -
GENUS/SPECIES - Urastella asperula
ROCK UNIT - Bundenbach Slate
AGE - Devonian
LOCALITY - Bundenbach, Germany
This wonderful specimen looks almost like a ghost of a sea star. The edges of this sea star are composed of large plates, while the middle of the arms are composed of smaller and thinner plates. When fossilized, the small plates are more rarely preserved than are the large outer plates. It's difficult to tell from this specimen, but you are seeing the top of the animal.
