Starfish (scientifically known as Asteroids and Ophiuroids) first appear in the fossil record in the Lower Ordovician
Ctenochasma is distinguished mainly by its numerous (over 400 in adults) long
The left front leg (scapula to metatarsals) offered here comes mounded and is 11 feet 7 inches tall
up to approximately 12 meters (39 feet) in length
about twice as many as Tyrannosaurus
Eryops megacelphalus, amphibian Quetzalcoatlus Starfish (scientifically known as AsteroidsEryops (pronounced EAR ee ops) (meaning "long eye" or "drawn out eye" in Greek) was a common, primitive labyrinthodontid amphibian that lived in Permian period swamps. This meat eater had a stout body with very wide ribs, a strong spine, four short, strong legs, a short tail, and a wide, elongated skull with many sharp teeth. Its teeth had enamel with a folded pattern. Eryops was about 5 feet long, one of the largest land animals of its time. Eryops