Solnhofen Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian- Tithonian [1] [2] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
Overlies | Torleite Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Lithographic limestone [1] |
Location | |
Region | Bavaria |
Country | Germany |
Type section | |
Named for | Solnhofen |
The Solnhofen Plattenkalk, a collective term of multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, is famous for its well preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic.
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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A. ornatissimus |
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Paracestracion | P. falcifer | |||
P. stromeri | Known from several other localities including the Canjuers Lagerstätte and White Limestone Formation. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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C. bucklandi [4] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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E. gibbosus [5] |
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G. circularis [5] |
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G. hexagonus [5] |
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M. verrucosus [5] |
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M. heckeli [5] |
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M. macropterus [5] |
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Piranhamesodon [6] | P. pinnatomus [6] | |||
P. elegans [5] |
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P. formosus [5] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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Scheenstia [7] |
S. maximus [7] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
Callipurbeckia | C. notopterus [7] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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H. oberndorferi [8] |
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M. rostratus [8] |
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N. decoratus [8] |
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N. denticulatus |
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P. elongatus [8] |
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P. microstomus [8] |
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E. beatae [8] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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H. latus [9] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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A. bellicianus [10] |
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A. pachyurus [10] |
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C. furcatus [10] |
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C. giganteus [10] |
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L. gracilis [10] |
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L. sprattiformis [10] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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I. cyprinoides [11] |
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I. esocinus [11] |
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I. münsteri [11] |
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I. striatissimus [11] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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F. angustus [12] |
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F. latimanus [12] |
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F. longiserratus [12] |
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F. microlepidotes [12] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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A. lepidota [13] |
Amiid. [13] |
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O. muensteri |
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O. attenuta [13] |
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O. procera [13] |
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S. elongata [13] |
Amiid. [13] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. radiato-punctatus [14] |
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B typicus [14] |
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C. agassizzi [14] |
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L. minutus [14] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. laevissima [15] |
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P. pompecki [15] |
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P. wagneri [15] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. titanius [16] |
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H. insignis [16] |
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H. macrodon [16] |
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O. cornutus [16] |
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P. retrodorsalis [17] |
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S. depressus [16] |
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S. longimanus [16] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. acutirostris [18] |
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B. münsteri [18] |
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B. tenuirostris [18] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indeterminate. [19] |
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E. speciosus [19] |
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P. micronyx [19] |
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P. ovatus [19] |
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P. armatus [19] |
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P. diagonalis [19] |
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P. falcifer [19] |
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P. macrocephalus [19] |
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P. microps [19] |
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P. sculptus [19] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. mesogaster [20] |
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A. salmoneus [20] |
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P. propterus [20] |
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T. formosus [20] |
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T. subovatus [20] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
L. haerteisi [21] |
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L. sprattiformis [21] |
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O. hoelli [21] |
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O. leichi [21] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. angustissimus [22] |
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A. angustus [22] |
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A. knorri [22] |
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A. subovatus [22] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. voithii [23] |
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D. tischlingeri [23] |
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E. mayri [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 1 [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 2 [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 3 [23] |
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T. dubius [23] |
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T. viohli [23] |
The earliest known otocephalan. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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C. bavaricum | The last laugiid coelacanth. | |||
C. gigas | ||||
C. suevicum | ||||
Libys | L. polypterus | |||
L. superbus | ||||
Undina | U. penicillata |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. brevipes |
Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota [24] | |||
A. digitalellus |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt |
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B. macrodactylus |
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E. schroederi |
Eichstätt |
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Schoenesmahl [24] | S. dyspepsia | Kelheim | Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype [24] |
Name | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. maximillioni |
Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | |||
Sapheosaurus | S. laticeps | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic | |
Kallimodon | K. pulchellus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Sapheosauridae | |
Oenosaurus | O. muehlheimensis | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among Tetrapoda [25] | |
Vadasaurus | V. herzogi | Painten? | Painten Formation | Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae [26] | |
P. goldfussi |
Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mörnsheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Mörnsheim Formation |
Acrosaurus fischmanni is a synonym. [27] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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A. leptospondylus |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen [28] |
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"Ichthyosaurus" |
Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen |
Nomen dubium. Known only from isolated teeth. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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E. wagleri |
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C. temnospondyla |
Solnhofen |
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I. fitzingeri |
Eichstätt |
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P. testa |
Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen |
Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms. | ||
P. oberndorferi |
Kelheim |
Platychelyid sea turtle | ||
S. parsonsi |
Eichstätt |
Name | Species | Presence | Specimens | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. beaumonti |
Kelheim |
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An atoposaurid |
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C. elegans |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen |
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D. maximus |
Schernfeld |
A metriorhynchid | |||
G. giganteus |
Solnhofen |
A metriorhynchid | |||
R. gracilis |
Eichstätt, Zankt |
A metriorhynchid |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. siemensii [35] |
Wellnhoferia and Jurapteryx are synonyms. |
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A. lithographica [34] |
Langenaltheim, Eichstätt | |||
C. longipes [34] |
Kelheim (Goldberg) |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. scolopaciceps |
Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus. [36] |
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A. ammoni |
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A. longicollum |
Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus. [37] | |||
A. micronyx |
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C. elegans |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans | |||
C. suevicus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus | |||
G. cristatus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus | |||
G. rhamphastinus |
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G. subulatus |
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P. antiquus |
| |||
R. muensteri |
| |||
S. crassirostris [40] |
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Crinoids of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
|
Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone. [41] |
Cephalopods of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
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Taxa | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
Belemnotheutis | B. mayri [42] | |||
Plesioteuthis | ||||
Physodoceras [43] | An ammonite | |||
Fontannesiella [43] | An ammonite |
Horseshoe crabs of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Thylacocephalans of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Clausocaris | C. lithographica | |||
Dollocaris | D. michelorum | |||
Mayrocaris | M. bucculata | |||
Falcatacaris | F. bastelbergeri |
Dragonflies of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
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Solnhofen Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian- Tithonian [1] [2] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
Overlies | Torleite Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Lithographic limestone [1] |
Location | |
Region | Bavaria |
Country | Germany |
Type section | |
Named for | Solnhofen |
The Solnhofen Plattenkalk, a collective term of multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, is famous for its well preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic.
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. ornatissimus |
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Paracestracion | P. falcifer | |||
P. stromeri | Known from several other localities including the Canjuers Lagerstätte and White Limestone Formation. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. bucklandi [4] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
E. gibbosus [5] |
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G. circularis [5] |
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G. hexagonus [5] |
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M. verrucosus [5] |
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M. heckeli [5] |
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M. macropterus [5] |
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Piranhamesodon [6] | P. pinnatomus [6] | |||
P. elegans [5] |
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P. formosus [5] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scheenstia [7] |
S. maximus [7] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
Callipurbeckia | C. notopterus [7] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
H. oberndorferi [8] |
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M. rostratus [8] |
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N. decoratus [8] |
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N. denticulatus |
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P. elongatus [8] |
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P. microstomus [8] |
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E. beatae [8] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
H. latus [9] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. bellicianus [10] |
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A. pachyurus [10] |
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C. furcatus [10] |
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C. giganteus [10] |
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L. gracilis [10] |
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L. sprattiformis [10] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
I. cyprinoides [11] |
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I. esocinus [11] |
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I. münsteri [11] |
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I. striatissimus [11] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
F. angustus [12] |
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F. latimanus [12] |
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F. longiserratus [12] |
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F. microlepidotes [12] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. lepidota [13] |
Amiid. [13] |
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O. muensteri |
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O. attenuta [13] |
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O. procera [13] |
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S. elongata [13] |
Amiid. [13] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. radiato-punctatus [14] |
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B typicus [14] |
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C. agassizzi [14] |
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L. minutus [14] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. laevissima [15] |
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P. pompecki [15] |
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P. wagneri [15] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. titanius [16] |
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H. insignis [16] |
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H. macrodon [16] |
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O. cornutus [16] |
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P. retrodorsalis [17] |
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S. depressus [16] |
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S. longimanus [16] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. acutirostris [18] |
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B. münsteri [18] |
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B. tenuirostris [18] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indeterminate. [19] |
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E. speciosus [19] |
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P. micronyx [19] |
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P. ovatus [19] |
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P. armatus [19] |
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P. diagonalis [19] |
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P. falcifer [19] |
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P. macrocephalus [19] |
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P. microps [19] |
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P. sculptus [19] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. mesogaster [20] |
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A. salmoneus [20] |
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P. propterus [20] |
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T. formosus [20] |
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T. subovatus [20] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
L. haerteisi [21] |
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L. sprattiformis [21] |
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O. hoelli [21] |
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O. leichi [21] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. angustissimus [22] |
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A. angustus [22] |
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A. knorri [22] |
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A. subovatus [22] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. voithii [23] |
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D. tischlingeri [23] |
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E. mayri [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 1 [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 2 [23] |
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cf. E. sp. 3 [23] |
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T. dubius [23] |
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T. viohli [23] |
The earliest known otocephalan. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. bavaricum | The last laugiid coelacanth. | |||
C. gigas | ||||
C. suevicum | ||||
Libys | L. polypterus | |||
L. superbus | ||||
Undina | U. penicillata |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. brevipes |
Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota [24] | |||
A. digitalellus |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt |
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B. macrodactylus |
||||
E. schroederi |
Eichstätt |
|||
Schoenesmahl [24] | S. dyspepsia | Kelheim | Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype [24] |
Name | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. maximillioni |
Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | |||
Sapheosaurus | S. laticeps | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic | |
Kallimodon | K. pulchellus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Sapheosauridae | |
Oenosaurus | O. muehlheimensis | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among Tetrapoda [25] | |
Vadasaurus | V. herzogi | Painten? | Painten Formation | Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae [26] | |
P. goldfussi |
Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mörnsheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Mörnsheim Formation |
Acrosaurus fischmanni is a synonym. [27] |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. leptospondylus |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen [28] |
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"Ichthyosaurus" |
Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen |
Nomen dubium. Known only from isolated teeth. |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
E. wagleri |
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C. temnospondyla |
Solnhofen |
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I. fitzingeri |
Eichstätt |
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P. testa |
Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen |
Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms. | ||
P. oberndorferi |
Kelheim |
Platychelyid sea turtle | ||
S. parsonsi |
Eichstätt |
Name | Species | Presence | Specimens | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. beaumonti |
Kelheim |
|
An atoposaurid |
||
C. elegans |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen |
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D. maximus |
Schernfeld |
A metriorhynchid | |||
G. giganteus |
Solnhofen |
A metriorhynchid | |||
R. gracilis |
Eichstätt, Zankt |
A metriorhynchid |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. siemensii [35] |
Wellnhoferia and Jurapteryx are synonyms. |
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A. lithographica [34] |
Langenaltheim, Eichstätt | |||
C. longipes [34] |
Kelheim (Goldberg) |
Name | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. scolopaciceps |
Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus. [36] |
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A. ammoni |
||||
A. longicollum |
Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus. [37] | |||
A. micronyx |
||||
C. elegans |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans | |||
C. suevicus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus | |||
G. cristatus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus | |||
G. rhamphastinus |
||||
G. subulatus |
||||
P. antiquus |
| |||
R. muensteri |
| |||
S. crassirostris [40] |
|
Crinoids of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
|
Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone. [41] |
Cephalopods of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
Belemnotheutis | B. mayri [42] | |||
Plesioteuthis | ||||
Physodoceras [43] | An ammonite | |||
Fontannesiella [43] | An ammonite |
Horseshoe crabs of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Thylacocephalans of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Clausocaris | C. lithographica | |||
Dollocaris | D. michelorum | |||
Mayrocaris | M. bucculata | |||
Falcatacaris | F. bastelbergeri |
Dragonflies of the Solnhofen Formation | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
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