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Name:
Camptostroma roddyi
Age: Lower Cambrian
Formation: Kinzers Formation
Location: East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
Size: Camptostroma is 1.7 inches across
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This is a very rare fossil. It is an enigmatic Camptostroma roddyi from East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. Camptostroma are one of the earliest known types of echinoderms, and are now thought to be related to the edrioasteroids. Found in the Lower Cambrian, these rare, Medusa-like animals had a distinct plate structure and an unusual orange-brown coloration. This fossil has great detail and contrasts well with the lighter-colored matrix. The distinct plate structure is easily seen, and the fossil is nicely centered on the rock, not on the edge like almost all of them are found. This is a very collectible example of this unusual Lower Cambrian echinoderm, found over a decade ago.
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