Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco dino altering the crystal’s internal structure

altering the crystal’s internal structure

are echinoderms distinguished by a small central disc and five slender

5" at thickest side

Lepidotes belongs to the clade Ginglymodi

enameled scales and it had a bony-armored head

Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco dino altering the crystal’s internal structureOphiuroidea Brittle Star Late Ordovician El Kaid Errami Valley Tafilalt, Morocco Specimen approx. size: 1. 25" x 1. 25" & 1. 25" x 0. 75" Matrix approx. size: 5. 75" x 3. 75" 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