Primitive enigmatic echinoderm!!! - Cornute - Fossilised animal - Phyllocystis blayaci (Barrande, 1887) - 65 mm - 60 mm
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Phyllocystis blayaci (Barrande, 1887) is a natural-condition specimen of a primitive enigmatic echinoderm (Specimen: Equinodermo primitivo enigmático!!! - Cornute) from the Lower Ordovician Tremadocian Fezouata Formation near Zagora, Morocco, weighing 122 g and measuring 65 × 60 × 10 mm.
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Spectacular primitive echinoderm of Phyllocystis. This enigmatic echinoderm from the group Cornuta is perfectly preserved. This specimen retains all the details of the animals in full detail and presents all its parts complete.
This species is very rare; very few specimens have been found. The contrast of the fossil with the matrix is spectacular. The extraordinary preservation of the fossils allows for detailed observation of the delicate structures of the enigmatic animal. A specimen worthy of a Museum.
Plastic supports included.
Measurements of Phyllocystis: 17 mm
Plaque 1: 97 g; 6.5 x 6 x 1 cm
Plate 2: 25 g; 5 x 4.5 x 0.5 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 Phyllocystis. This enigmatic echinoderm from the group Cornuta is perfectly preserved. This specimen retains all the details of the animals in full detail and presents all its parts complete.
This species is very rare; very few specimens have been found. The contrast of the fossil with the matrix is spectacular. The extraordinary preservation of the fossils allows for detailed observation of the delicate structures of the enigmatic animal. A specimen worthy of a Museum.
Plastic supports included.
Measurements of Phyllocystis: 17 mm
Plaque 1: 97 g; 6.5 x 6 x 1 cm
Plate 2: 25 g; 5 x 4.5 x 0.5 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 enigmatic echinoderm!!! - Cornute
Scientific name
Phyllocystis blayaci (Barrande, 1887)
Country of Origin
Bou Chrebeb, Zagora, Morocco
Geological Period
Lower Ordovician, Tremadocian - Fezouata formation
Condition
Natural
Weight
122 g
Height
65 mm
Width
60 mm
Depth
10 mm
