Asteroids, starfish Baryonyx Emu leg & foot from

Emu leg & foot from the 2nd largest flightless bird of Australia

near the village of Messel

roughly 280 million years ago

sickle-like claws

The remains of the last meal can be seen within the ribcage of this specimen

Asteroids, starfish Baryonyx Emu leg & foot fromStarfish (scientifically known as Asteroids and Ophiuroids) first appear in the fossil record in the Lower Ordovician. They are members of the phylum Echinodermata, the largest phylum of strictly marine creatures. Starfish are included in this group along with animals such as sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sand dollars. Most living echinoderms have a five fold symmetry called Pentameral. This is not always the case though, and despite the common five