Primitive enigmatic echinoderm!!! - Cornute - Fossilised animal - Amygdalotheca griffei (UBAGHS, 1969) - 90 mm - 60 mm

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.

Amygdalotheca measurements: 25 x 12 mm

Plate 1: 202 g; 9 x 6 x 1.8 cm
Plate 2: 21 g; 8 x 3 x 1 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.