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Description: | Fossilised brittle stars are not very common, because these animals are so fragile. Their bodies are usually broken soon after death. This example is quite sturdy. Because it has arms that are quite thick, you can see quite clearly the layers of scales that cover them. The mouth of the brittle star is in the centre of the five-sided, flower shaped disc (the body of the brittle star) where the arms meet. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | fossils natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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