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Name:
Furcaster palaeozoicus
Age: Devonian
Formation: Hunsruck Shale (Bundenbach)
Location: Bundenbach, Germany
Size: Plate is 6.6" X 7.3"
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This is a fine pair of fossil brittlestars. It is a double Furcaster palaeoziocus from the famous Bundenbach slate quarries of Germany. Since the quarries have closed, the only way to acquire specimens is from old collections. This specimen IS from an old German collection. The large (almost 4 inches!) brittlestar on the left is well preserved with all five LONG arms prominently displayed. Both 'stars have extremely fine detail and display in a very unique, aesthetic pose. The fossils have been replaced with iron pyrite or ''fool's gold'', and are well centered on the large plate of roofing slate. This is a great example of two fossil brittlestars from one of the most famous fossil localities in the world.
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