Solnhofen Limestone
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The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk, formally known as the Altmühltal Formation, is a Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte that preserves a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including hi
Outcrop of the Solnhofen Limestone
A brittle star fossil from the Solnhofen Limestone
Dendrites associated with a fissure on a bedding plane.
Adam and Eve (Fall of Man), 1514 by Ludwig Krug, Bode-Museum Berlin
Archaeopteryx
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Archaeopteryx, sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel " is an extinct genus of bird-like dinosaurs. The genus name derives from the Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος, meaning 'ancient', and πτέρυξ, me
Solnhofen Limestone
…of soft bodied organisms such as sea jellies. The most familiar fossils of the Solnhofen Plattenkalk include the early feathered theropod dinosaur Archaeopteryx preserved in such detail that they are among the most famous and most beautiful fossils in the world. The Solnhofen beds lie in the German state of…
Archaeopteryx lithographica
The single feather
Cast of the Maxberg Specimen
Eichstätt Specimen, once considered a distinct genus, Jurapteryx