07173 - Superb 3.80 Inch OPHIURA SP Brittlestar Upper Ordovician Ktaoua Fm Brittlestars -The North African Mosasaur Globidens
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
-The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola
labio-lingually compressed
abruptly posteriorly recurved
Its length has been estimated between 9 and 12 m (30-40 ft)
12 Inch = 3
07173 - Superb 3.80 Inch OPHIURA SP Brittlestar Upper Ordovician Ktaoua Fm Brittlestars -The North African Mosasaur GlobidensBeautiful preserved and well prepared specimen. This type of brittlestar is quite representative of the Ordovician of the South of Morocco. Its orange colors come from the limonite (iron oxide) that is the product of the oxidation of the original pyrite that mineralized these fossils.