Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco sea scorpion size range: 12"-16"

size range: 12"-16"

Preserved so well that even the wings and legs are easily visible to the naked eye

They had lungs rather than gills

Fossil Discoveries

Double Ophiuroidea Brittle Star | Morocco sea scorpion size range: 12"-16"Ophiuroidea 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