Bundenbach Starfish
Bundenbach Starfish
Cheiropteraster giganteus
Devonian
Hunsruck Shale, Bundenbach, Germany
This exceptionally rare and large Ophiuroid starfish is from the iron-rich Hunsruck Shale near Bundenbach, Germany. Widely quarried in the past, today only a single quarry remains open in the main fossiliferous region of Bundenbach. This rich pyritized fauna is highly regarded by collectors.
Diameter 14in
Cheiropteraster giganteus
Devonian
Hunsruck Shale, Bundenbach, Germany
This exceptionally rare and large Ophiuroid starfish is from the iron-rich Hunsruck Shale near Bundenbach, Germany. Widely quarried in the past, today only a single quarry remains open in the main fossiliferous region of Bundenbach. This rich pyritized fauna is highly regarded by collectors.
Diameter 14in
Sold for
US$ 1,997
inc. premium
Category: Natural History
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