Asteroidea indet.
 
Era: Paleozoic
 
Period: Upper Ordovician (458.4 - 443.8 M.a.)
 
Stage: Undetermined
 
Formation: Ktaoua
 
Location: El Kaid Errami 
 
Province: Errachidia
 
Region: Drâa-Tafilalet (Morocco)
 
Coordinates: 31º 14' 39.5"N 4º36'56.8"W
 
Measurements: 122 x 122 x 16 mm / 4,80 x 4,80 x 0,63"
 
Weight: 543 g / 1,198 lb 
 
Description: Perfectly preserved echinoderm; every detail is visible thanks to meticulous sandblasting. 100% natural, unrestored.
 
 
 
This exceptional fossil echinoderm, identified as Asteroidea indet. (sea starfish), comes from the renowned El Kaid Errami quarry in Morocco, recognized for the extraordinary preservation of its Ordovician marine fauna. Unlike the usual preparation of this type of fossil, this specimen has been carefully cleaned using precision sandblasting, a rare technique for these pieces that allows the removal of the matrix rock while preserving an exceptional level of detail in its delicate structure. We waited five years until our trusted cleaner could find specimens of sufficient quality and with this unusual level of preservation to withstand sandblasting (these echinoderms are usually found by breaking the rock to obtain the positive/negative image and are not cleaned by sandblasting). Thanks to the laborious cleaning process this piece underwent, which requires the same skill as cleaning a trilobite, it is possible to appreciate with great clarity the morphology of these echinoderms, organisms that inhabited the seas more than 440 million years ago.
 
 
 
This piece will travel insured in a safety package to arrive in perfect condition.