Jurassic Solnhofen Brittle Star IF-M-Soln-16-003Geocoma carinata Solnhofen Limestone (Upper Jurassic Tithonian) Eichstatt, Germany This specimen is a very good example of these delicate fossilized brittle stars. It is the most common brittle star found in the Solnhofen Limestone. Mortality beds have been discovered especially near Zandt. G. carinata has a central disk with small indentations between the arms and a more or less circular mouth. The Solnhofen Plattenkalk, or Solnhofen limestone, is a