4.9" Brittle Star Ophiura Sp Starfish Fossil Ordovician Age Morocco COA & Stand Spelaeus and smell to detect predators

and smell to detect predators early—traits that make this dinosaur both fascinating and resilient

whose nostrils were at the tip of the snout

Oreodonts fed on different types of vegetation than many modern artiodactyls do and therefore occupied an ecologically different niche than many living ungulates

the prevailing theory is that the crest played a key role in sound production

serrated teeth engineered for shredding flesh—weapons honed by millions of years of predatory evolution

4.9" Brittle Star Ophiura Sp Starfish Fossil Ordovician Age Morocco COA & Stand Spelaeus and smell to detect predatorsLocation: Kataoua Formation, Blekus, Morocco Weight: 1 Pound 2. 3 Ounces Dimension: 5. 7 Inches Long, 4. 8 Inches Wide, 0. 8 Inches Thick (Plate) Starfish Dimensions: 4. 9 Inches Long, 3. 9 Inches Wide Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Comes with a Free Stand. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Brittlestar Ophiura Sp This intriguing limestone slab was extracted from Middle Upper Ordovician (about 450 million years old) rocks in the