MarielleK Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Hello all. I saw this brittle star fossil up for sale, and wanted to check if it was genuine. It says it is from Morocco, and from the Ordovician period. I know a lot of sea stars and brittle stars coming out of Morocco are carved. I am not as educated on echinoderm fossils as much as others. I've included pictures. What do you all think? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluecatapilla Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I am no echinoderm expert either, but it doesn't really looked "carved" to me. There seems to be a strong carbonized imprint of the disk and arms. The preparation doesn't look to be all that bad either, and seems like a quality specimen of some Ordovician Ophiuroids I would say that if you like the piece (and its a reasonable price) then go for it! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 IMO real ones, not carved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 They look real to me. There are indeed lots of fake ones about, but they're usually pretty obvious. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarielleK Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Thank you everyone! This is good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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