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Palasteriscus devonicus
Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This specimen is an extremely rare sea star from the Hunsrück Slate, dating back about 400 million years. With a diameter of 20 centimeters, it is one of the largest sea stars discovered in this location. The use of an X-ray procedure reveals numerous details such as the wide open mouth with its skeletal elements or the lines of plates along the arms.
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- Title: Palasteriscus devonicus
- Location: Hunsrück mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany
- Rights: Sven Tränkner Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
- size: 20 cm
- scientific name: Palasteriscus devonicus
- geological Age: Early Devonian
- age: 400 mil. years
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