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Solnhofen Limestone

Altmühltal Formation
Stratigraphic range: [1][2]
Outcrop of the Solnhofen Limestone
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesMörnsheim Formation[1]
OverliesRögling Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLithographic limestone[1]
Location
Coordinates48°54′00″N 11°00′00″E / 48.9000°N 11.0000°E / 48.9000; 11.0000
Approximate paleocoordinates40°06′N 19°12′E / 40.1°N 19.2°E / 40.1; 19.2
Region Bavaria
Country Germany
Type section
Named forSolnhofen
Solnhofen Limestone is located in Germany
Solnhofen Limestone
Solnhofen Limestone (Germany)
Solnhofen Limestone is located in Bavaria
Solnhofen Limestone
Solnhofen Limestone (Bavaria)

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 highly detailed imprints 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 Bavaria (Bayern), halfway between Nuremberg (Nürnberg) and Munich (München) and were originally quarried as a source of lithographic limestone. The Jura Museum situated in Eichstätt, Germany has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Rauhut, O. W., Heyng, A. M., López-Arbarello, A., & Hecker, A. (2012). A new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a dentition that is unique amongst tetrapods. PLoS ONE, 7(10): e46839.
  2. ^ Schweigert, G. 2007. Ammonite biostratigraphy as a tool for dating Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones from South Germany – first results and open questions." Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen, 245(1): 117-125. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2007/0245-0117
  3. ^ "Jura-Museum Eichstätt".

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