Primitive echinoderm - Eocrinoidea!!! - Fossilised animal - Balantiocystis regnelli - 13.5 mm - 7.5 mm (No reserve price)
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Balantiocystis regnelli is a natural, Lower Ordovician equinoderm fossil specimen from Bou Chrebeb, Zagora, Morocco, measuring 13.5 mm high, 7.5 mm wide and 1.5 mm deep, weighing 411 g.
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Spectacular primitive echinoderm of the species Balantiocystis regnelli. Very rare species. Balantiocystis is a primitive and enigmatic echinoderm that lived during the Ordovician. The animal Balantiocystis belongs to the group of Eocrinoids, and this species has yet to be described from the Ordovician of Morocco.
The plaque features a beautiful specimen with arms extended. Specimens with this level of preservation are extremely rare. The contrast between the fossils and the matrix is spectacular. The extraordinary preservation of the fossils allows for detailed observation of the delicate structures of Balantiocystis. A specimen worthy of a museum.
Plastic supports included.
Balantiocystis measurements: 5.5 x 5.5 cm
The Fezouata formation sites, near the Moroccan city of Zagora, are providing a rich and diverse record of fossils with extraordinary preservation, often including soft tissues or soft-bodied animals. This type of preservation is similar, although later in time, to that of the famous Burgess Shale site (Canada).
These are fossils dating from between 480 and 472 million years ago. At that time, Morocco was an ocean and was located over the South Pole.
Spectacular primitive echinoderm of the species Balantiocystis regnelli. Very rare species. Balantiocystis is a primitive and enigmatic echinoderm that lived during the Ordovician. The animal Balantiocystis belongs to the group of Eocrinoids, and this species has yet to be described from the Ordovician of Morocco.
The plaque features a beautiful specimen with arms extended. Specimens with this level of preservation are extremely rare. The contrast between the fossils and the matrix is spectacular. The extraordinary preservation of the fossils allows for detailed observation of the delicate structures of Balantiocystis. A specimen worthy of a museum.
Plastic supports included.
Balantiocystis measurements: 5.5 x 5.5 cm
The Fezouata formation sites, near the Moroccan city of Zagora, are providing a rich and diverse record of fossils with extraordinary preservation, often including soft tissues or soft-bodied animals. This type of preservation is similar, although later in time, to that of the famous Burgess Shale site (Canada).
These are fossils dating from between 480 and 472 million years ago. At that time, Morocco was an ocean and was located over the South Pole.
Details
Number of items
1
Specimen
Primitive echinoderm - Eocrinoidea!!!
Scientific name
Balantiocystis regnelli
Country of Origin
Bou Chrebeb, Zagora, Morocco
Geological Period
Lower Ordovician, Tremadocian - Fezouata formation
Condition
Natural
Weight
411 g
Height
13.5 mm
Width
7.5 mm
Depth
1.5 mm
