Jurassic Brittle Star IF-M-17-001 Fossil Insect At the type locality on

At the type locality on Duck Creek

Schloenbachia trinodosa

The preservation of these bones is extraordinary

narrow umbilicus

Camarasaurus sp

Jurassic Brittle Star IF-M-17-001 Fossil Insect At the type locality onPalaeocoma egertoni Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) Eype, Dorset United Kingdom Here is a seldom seen member of the Ophiuroidea, or Brittlestars. This is a fine example of Palaeocoma egertoni. Coming from a classic UK location, this is a well detailed example. The very hard sandy limestone is difficult to work, but the preparator has done an exceptional job exposing this specimen from its nearly 200 million year old strata.