MHAN Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) I got this fossil today. But it looks a little bit suspicious to me. Especially the color and the light yellow tips of the brittle star. Can you please have a look for me? Thanks. Edited June 3, 2022 by MHAN 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) it looks all real, they are basically yellow, and there are dendrites of manganese making them "hairy" Edited June 3, 2022 by Pixpaleosky typo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHAN Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, Pixpaleosky said: it looks all real, they are basically yellow, and there are dendrites of manganese making them "hairy" Thank you so much ! Can I please ask, I don't really understand this part (I circled in the photo), these two arms are much longer than the rest and the color is different. Are these two arms real as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 This is what appears to be a negative impression of Ophiopetra lithographica from Hienheim in Bavaria. This isn't exactly from the Solnhofen area, being about 70 km. easterly, but the stratigraphy and lithology is basically the same. No worries about the color. It comes from iron-manganese solutions which vary in their strength. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHAN Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Ludwigia said: This is what appears to be a negative impression of Ophiopetra lithographica from Hienheim in Bavaria. This isn't exactly from the Solnhofen area, being about 70 km. easterly, but the stratigraphy and lithology is basically the same. No worries about the color. It comes from iron-manganese solutions which vary in their strength. Thank you so much for your reply! It is really helpful as the seller didn’t give me much information on this one. Now I am very happy. Really appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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