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* Name: Asteriacites lumbricalis
* Trace Maker: Brittle star (Class Ophiuroidea)
* Geological Age: Rhaetian Stage, Late Triassic
* Timeframe: Approximately 208.5 to 201.3 million years ago
* Findspot: La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France
* Formation/Depositional Environment: Shallow marine sandstone; low-energy, well-oxygenated seabed
* Morphology: Star-shaped imprint with five radiating, sinuous arms—resting trace of a brittle star
* Paleoenvironmental Significance: Indicates calm, shallow marine conditions just before the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event

This Asteriacites lumbricalis is an exceptional ichnofossil—an ancient resting trace left by a brittle star on a soft seabed over 200 million years ago, during the Rhaetian Stage of the Late Triassic. Discovered in the marine sandstones of La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France, it captures the elegant, star-like imprint of a prehistoric echinoderm just before the dawn of the Jurassic. Its five sinuous arms and finely preserved symmetry offer not only scientific insight but also natural aesthetic beauty. A rare and authentic piece of Earth's deep marine history—perfect for collectors seeking both scientific value and visual appeal.

Matrix is 12 x 4,5 cm.

Rhaetian Stage, Late Triassic(208.5 - 201.3 million years) - France

Brittle Star - Fossil matrix - Asteriacites lumbricalis

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Period

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years)

Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Jurassic, Middle (174.1 - 163.5 million years)

Devonian, Middle (393.3 - 382.7 million years)

Triassic, Upper (237 - 201.3 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)

Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 million years)

Cenozoic (66 - 0 million years)

Quaternary, Holocene (0.0117 - 0 million years)

Triassic, Lower (251.9 - 247.2 million years)

Cambrian, Miaolingian (509 - 497 million years)

Paleogene, Paleocene (66 - 56 million years)

Paleogene, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.03 million years)

Paleogene (66 - 23.03 million years)

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