 The Slovenian stamp shown here was released on 21.3.2001 featuring a
fossil of starfish. Although starfish are found in all oceans, they are rarely found as
fossils. This is because their skeleton consists of some 100 calcareous plates, joined by
connective soft tissue. When the starfish dies, the connective tissue between the plates
tends to decay, so most fossil starfish consist of individual plates scattered in the
sedimentary rock. The starfish fossil depicted on the stamp was found near Zgornja
Kungota. It measures 75 mm and is kept in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History.
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