Triple Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco Cabochon Skeleton is hand painted to

Skeleton is hand painted to match the original bone

It was discovered in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi in northern Sweden

Unlike in calcite

but one of the largest fish ever to exist

Triple Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco Cabochon Skeleton is hand painted toOphiuroidea Brittle Star Late Ordovician El Kaid Errami Valley Tafilalt, Morocco Specimen approx. size: 1. 5" x 1", 1" x 1", & 1" x 0. 5" Matrix approx. size: 5. 75" x 3. 25" x 1. 125" Members of the class Ophiuroidea, commonly known as brittle stars, are echinoderms distinguished by a small central disc and five slender, flexible arms clearly separated from the disc. Their skeleton is composed of articulated calcite plates (ossicles), often found