Spectacular graptolites with extraordinary preservation!!! - Fossilised animal - Paradelograptus norvegicus (Monsen, 1937) - 15 cm - 12 cm

Spectacular plaque featuring an example of the graptolite Paradelograptus norvegicus and other types of graptolites. The plaque displays a perfectly fossilized Paradelograptus. The Paradelograptus is spectacular, very complete, and shows extraordinary preservation. Specimens of this quality are extremely rare. The contrast between the fossils and the matrix is stunning. The exceptional preservation allows for detailed observation of the delicate structures of the various graptolites. Preparing the specimen was very labor-intensive, preserving even the finest details. There is a front and back plaque. A specimen worthy of a museum.

Approximate measurements of Paradelograptus: 7 x 6 cm

Plaque 1: 308 g, 15 x 12 x 1 cm
Plate 2: 200 g; 14.5 x 9 x 1 cm
    
Plastic supports included.

Graptolites are an extinct class of the Phylum Hemichordata. They are fossils of colonial animals that appeared at the end of the Cambrian and went extinct at the beginning of the Carboniferous. Graptolites are small animals that lived in groups or colonies. Some colonies formed branching shapes. The different types of graptolite colonies had branches with various shapes. They could be straight, curved, or even spiral.
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.