New Members JohnO Posted August 13, 2022 New Members Share Posted August 13, 2022 I bought this fossil at a fossil show yesterday. Seller said it was a Starfish from Morocco. He had a few but only this one had another fossil next to it. He didn't know what it was. Does anyone know what is next to starfish? Was he even right about this being from Morocco? Also anyone know what type of starfish it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 It looks like Favosites coral, but I am not very familiar with Moroccan stuff. Perhaps @Tidgy's Dad can help with that. The Starfish might be Petraster as it is a common one from Morocco. 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members JohnO Posted August 14, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted August 14, 2022 Thanks for the reply coral makes sense. I couldnt even come up with a starting point to start looking for something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 A lot of starfish from the Ordovician of Morocco are labelled "Petraster". but they often look very different to each other, so for me this is Asteroidea indet. Sometimes the starfish are found with edrioasteroids and cystoids, but I'm not sure this is a cystoid. Maybe some form of algal colony? 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members JohnO Posted August 14, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted August 14, 2022 Thank you so much for the info, was so clueless about what other lifeforms have been found along side them . The only ones I've every come across were starfish by themselves or in groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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