{"product_id":"1-13-petraster-starfish-fossil-morocco","title":"1.13\" Petraster Starfish Fossil - Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 1.13\" wide, Ordovician-aged starfish of the genus Petraster. It comes from the Anti-Atlas Mountains of \u003cspan\u003eMorocco. The orange coloration is natural and caused by the oxidation of iron pyrite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt comes with an acrylic display stand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePetraster is an extinct\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003egenus of early starfish (class Asteroidea) that lived during the Late Ordovician to Late Silurian periods, approximately 460–420 million years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePetraster species typically show a classic five-armed body plan with a relatively small central disc and long, tapering arms. Their well-preserved calcite skeleton highlights early features in asteroid evolution, including details of the ambulacral (arm groove) and extraxial (outer body) ossicles that provide insights into how modern starfish body plans began to differentiate from more primitive echinoderm ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fossils for Sale at BuriedHistoryStore.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53913861783836,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/0960\/8988\/files\/4363.jpg?v=1771182820","url":"https:\/\/buriedhistorystore.com\/products\/1-13-petraster-starfish-fossil-morocco","provider":"Fossils for Sale at BuriedHistoryStore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}