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Anaethalion has a strikingly spindle-shaped body and a large caudal fin that is deeply split with equally large lobes. The large dorsal fin is behind the middle of the body, the fish has a large anal fin. The pelvic fin is located slightly behind the middle of the body. It is a fast, small predator, which reaches body sizes up to about 20 cm. References: Francisco José Poyato-Ariza (1999) The elopiform fish Anaethalion angustus restored, with comments on individual variation. Mesozoic Fishes 2 - Systematics and Fossil Record. Publisher: Verlag Dr. F.Pfeil. Editors: Gloria Arratia, Hans-Peter Schultze
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New Upper Jurassic Thylacocephala species
oilshale posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
I donated this Thylacocephala from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones of Solnhofen to Prof. Haug, LMU Munich. So far, three species of Thylacocephala have been described from the Altmühltal Formation (“Solnhofen lithographic limestones”),: Clausocaris lithographica, Dollocaris michelorum and Mayrocaris bucculata. Now a fourth new genus and species has been added: Falcatacaris bastelbergeri (Prof. Haug was so kind and named the species after me). https://bioone.org/journals/Palaeodiversity/volume-12/issue-1/pale.v12.a6/A-new-thylacocephalan-crustacean-from-the-Upper-Jurassic-lithographic-limestones/10.18476/pale.v12.a6.full?tab=ArticleLinkFigureTable
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Pholidophorus macrocephalus Late Jurassic Solnhofen Bavaria Germany Length 32cm -
Diagnosis by Kietzmann & Bressan, 2019: Lumbricaria with elongate, bending strings showing overlapping of different parts throughout its length. Cylindrical cross-section. Locally, short segments can appear straight (based on the description emended by Janicke 1970). Lumbricaria is a trace fossil which is interpreted as the fossilized excrement (coprolite) of cephalopods. This trace genus (Ichnogenus) occurs in the Solnhofen plate limestones and various other similar plate lime occurrences. In the Solnhofen plate limestones, it belongs to the relatively frequent fossils.
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Coccoderma nudum REIS, 1888 Late Jurassic Tithonian Solnhofen Bavaria Germany Length 32cm- 3 comments
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Eryon cuvieri DESMAREST, 1817 Upper Jurassic Tithonian (Malm zeta) Solnhofen Germany Length 12cm Former name E. arctiformis Schlotheim, 1820 -
Quite rare decapode with striking, spined scissors. Scissors are relatively long and strongly toothed. Reconstruction of Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri:
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My 3D reconstruction of the fish Aspidorhynchus chasing smaller prey - sprat-like Leptolepides in the seas of Solnhofen (Germany) 150 MYA.
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A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany Exciting news from Munich and the famous Solnhofen area Everybody is familiar with Archaeopteryx, but according to a new paper published by the University in Munich, it had a brother who lived at the same time in the same area: Alcmonavis poeschli The Late Jurassic ‘Solnhofen Limestones’ are famous for their exceptionally preserved fossils, including the urvogel Archaeopteryx, which has played a pivotal role in the discussion of bird origins. Here we describe a new, non-archaeopterygid avialan from the Lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation of the Solnhofen Archipelago, Alcmonavis poeschli gen. et sp. nov. Represented by a right wing, Alcmonavis shows several derived characters, including a pronounced attachment for the pectoralis muscle, a pronounced tuberculum bicipitale radii, and a robust second manual digit, indicating that it is a more derived avialan than Archaeopteryx. Several modifications, especially in muscle attachments of muscles that in modern birds are related to the downstroke of the wing, indicate an increased adaptation of the forelimb for active flapping flight in the early evolution of birds. This discovery indicates higher avialan diversity in the Late Jurassic than previously recognized. Scientific paper (in English, no paywall) CLICK News from the LMU University in Munich (in German) CLICK
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Pholidophorus sp. Late Jurassic Tithonian Solnhofen Germany -
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Aeger spinipes Desmarest, 1812 Upper Jurassic Tithonian (Malm zeta) Solnhofen Germany -
Dear all Would be great if someone could help me with this Fossil. The seller told me that it‘s from Solnhofen, and it was for a long time in a private collection. The only similar fossil I found, is a Mesosaurus from Brazil... Thank you in advance!! Megadiente
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Tharsis dubius BLAINVILLE, 1818 Late Jurassic Tithonian Solnhofen Bavaria Germany Length 20cm / 8" -
Found this small piece in Solnhofen. First thought it was just a fish bone but after prepping I don't know anymore. It has some structure on it that I have not seen before on fish bone although the material looks like fish bone. It is rather thin, just about 1 mm thick.
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Lit.: Polz, Hermann (1994) Mayrocaris bucculata gen. nov. sp. nov. (Thylacocephala, Conchyliocarida) aus den Solnhofener Plattenkalken. Archaeopteryx, 12: 35-44 Haug et al. (2014) The implications of a Silurian and other thylacocephalan crustaceans for the functional morphology and systematic affinities of the group. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2014, 14 :159http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/14/1/159
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Hello everybody Here are some fish all directly from Solnhofen. I bought these many years ago at the local fossil store in Solnhofen. No idea about species, I just can assure these fish are all from there Looking for any Dino teeth material (except Spino and Abelisauridae from Morocco) or rooted Mosasaur teeth (maybe even with a small jaw fragment?). I can trade more fish for one tooth If you want these fish, but feel your tooth is worth more, maybe we can still make a deal. Let us talk about it Be aware that I live in Germany, however shipping to the US or other parts of the world is no problem. Will check this once I know the destination, because of the weight. I can provide more close up pictures, no problem My pocket rule only has CM, sorry! Fish 1 Fish 2 Fish 3 Fish 4 Fish 5
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Hello everybody, so right now I'm on my holiday and today I was on a trip to Solnhofen/Bavaria. Most famous for its fossils from the Tethys Ocean during the Jurassic period. I won't post photos of the Museum since there is alread a Topic with good pictures. (But there will be pictures from the museums in Munich and Berlin next week by me). But anyway: You can go and hunt there for fossils by yourself. It's pritty easy to crack these Limestones and you can find lots of Ammonoidea there. I was with a group there and basically everybody found a little Ammonoidea or a part of it. But I got lucky and was the only one finding a fish. Well just the severed head of a fish. Length of the head is around 2 cm (= 0.79 in). In the Solnhofen Museum is a big fossil with lots of little Leptolepides sprattiformis. There where some Leptolepides with missing bodys as well. The explanation was, that a predator was eating the fish but left only the heads. Since the length would fit and Leptolepides where really really common in the area and time period my best guess is a Leptolepides indet. (I really can't tell the diffrence between the two species, since they both lived in the same area). But Orthogonikleithrus indet. is also a suitable candidate. They look similar. Hard to tell the difference since there is no body. Any help is welcome
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From the album: Vertebrates
Notagogus denticulatus Agassiz 1843 Late Jurassic Tithonian Schamhaupten District Eichstätt Bavaria Germany A baby of this rare species - length 2,5cm / 1" -
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Caturus furcatus AGASSIZ, 1834 Upper Jurassic Schernfeld Bavaria Germany Length 18cm So far unprepped -
The Caturidae are represented in the Solnhofen Formation by at least four species: Caturus furcatus Agassiz 1834, Caturus giganteus Wagner, 1851, Caturus pachyurus Agassiz, 1833 (all from Solnhofen) and Caturus bellicianus Thiollière 1852 from Solnhofen, Germany and Cerin, France. The last two species were transferred to the revived sister genus Amblysemius (now Amblysemius pachyurus and Amblysemius bellicianus). C. furcatus was clearly a predator as evidenced by its mouth full of sharp teeth. It was a notable fast swimmer possessing an elongated, somewhat thickset body with slender head. Together with its only sister genus Amblysemius, Caturus was a member of the extinct Halecomorpha family Caturidae. It appears that the halecomorph Liodesmus, known from Solnhofen only, is related to the Caturids, rather than the Amiiforms, as has been usually surmised. Caturus possessed ganoid scales that are more cycloid in nature and as a member of the holosteans a bony skeleton with a partially ossified vertebral column. The head is short an equipped with powerfully toothed jaws. The dorsal fin is pointed and attached just posterior to the body's midpoint. anal fin is attached somewhat more to the rear. The caudal fin is large and deeply divided. Juvenile species.
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Caturus furcatus AGASSIZ, 1834 Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Bavaria Germany Length 11cm -
Saccocoma tenella is the most common macrofossil of the Solnhofen Limestone. Taxonomy from Hess & Etter 2011. Reconstruction from Milson 1994, p. 123: References; Milsom, C. (1994) Saccocoma: a benthic crinoid from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone, Germany. Palaeontology, 37, 1, 121–129. H. Hess & W. Etter (2011): Life and death of Saccocoma tenella (GOLDFUSS). Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104(S1) · December 2011
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The names Pterocoma or Antedon doesn't seem to be valid anymore. References: G. Dietl and G. Schweigert (2011). Im Reich der Meerengel. Der Nusplinger Plattenkalk und seine Fossilien. [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]
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Pleuropholis laevissima Agassiz, 1834 Upper Jurassic Tithonian Solnhofen Germany Unspectacular looking fish, but very rare. -
Juvenile Allothrissops salmoneus. In the lithographic limestone of Germany, there are two Allothrissops species: A. salmoneus from the Solnhofen lithgraphic limestones in Bavaria and A. mesogaster from the slightly older deposits in Nusplingen, Baden-Württemberg. The small dorsal fin is located behind the anal fin. Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. References: Blainville, H. de (1818) Sur les ichthyolites ou les poissons fossiles. Nouveau Dictionnaire d’Histoire Naturelle, 27, 310–395. Nybelin, O. (1964) Versuch einer taxonomischen Revision des Jurassischen Fischgattung Thrissops AGASSIZ. Goteborgs ¨ Kungl. Vetenskaps och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar ¨ , 4, 1–44.
