Solnhofen fossil Sea Star Geocoma

$59.00

Geocoma carinata

Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea

Tithonium, Weissjura,

Painten Formation, Zandt Subformation, Malm Zeta 1-2

Hybernotum Zone, Riedsee Subzone, eigeltingense Horizont

location: Zandt/Denkendorf, Eichstaedt municipality, Bavaria, Germany

Availability: In stock

Description

A well preserved Solnhofen Limestone fossil Geocoma carinata for sale. This one comes from the quarry in Zandt. Zandt is located east of the village Solnhofen and the town of Eichstaedt. Geocoma carinata mostly known from Zandt. It is less known from Langenaltheim where it also occurs. The quarry in Zandt is not mined anymore and Geocoma carinata becomes a more rare fossil on the market. The Sea Star or Brittle Star  belongs to the Ophiuroidea. Ophiuroidea is a family of the Echinodermata. The pristine preserved Solnhofen Limestone fossil Geocoma here is 5 cm or 2 inches in size.

The Solnhofen Limestone is quarried for centuries in the area around the towns of Solnhofen and Eichstadt. Solnhofen limestone was being used to print books and  became a ornamental stone. It was used primarily for walkways and patios.

Today, the Quarries located in Solnhofen produce cement. The industrial quarrying for cement does not produce any fossils. Neighboring quarries have been still hand worked for ornamental stone and fossils. Due to low demand in the recent decades many quarries closed down over the years. The for now the final blow came in July 2023 when all production stopped. The storages are full (for now?). Solnhofer Plattenkalk is Upper Jurassic and about 144 million years of age. Solnhofen is known to produce pristine and well preserved fossils.

For more information about Geocoma and other seastars you can go to or click here :  https://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de and write the german name for Seastars = “Seesterne” under Suche. If you want a english translation it would be better to google Solnhofen Fossilienatls and choose “translate this page” in Google already.

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Additional information

Weight 1.550 kg
Dimensions 25.5 × 20.5 × 5.5 cm

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