This wonderfully preserved specimen has extremely long arms which is a characteristic of this type of brittlestar, also it has a small body. The specimen has been painstakingly prepared and lies on an aesthetic piece of hard siltstone. The specimen was discovered in 2001 afer a small cliff fall. These gorgeous creaturs are still alive today around Britain's coastlines, however this beautiful specimen is approximately 190 million years old. Each specimen is totally unique and becoming incredibly scarce to obtain thesedays. A true collectors item.
This fossil is one of the rarest items we at Fossilsdirect have ever offered for sale. It is a natural four legged Brittlestar from this world famous locality on England's Jurassic coast. This four legged specimen is one of only a handful ever found from this location as we are aware of. The specimen itself was discovered in 1983 and has remained in the same collection ever since. For the discerning collector of rare and odd fossils, especially from England, this fossil has the "All" and to find another one like this may take a lifetime. Approximately 190 million years old.
