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From the album: Fossils from the Plattenkalke of the Altmühl Valley
nice and not common fish from Eichstaett, seems to be Ophiopsis (little bit unsure about because of a fin and shape). Lenght is approx. 15 cm-
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From the album: Fossils from the Plattenkalke of the Altmühl Valley
rare Coelacanth in unusual preservation. Seems to be Coccoderma, perhaps part of a meal. Fantastic skin preservation and good skull. Back part and tail got lost in the field, so I do not know how complete it was. Size is approx. 14 cm what you see. Was found in Eichstaett many years ago, comes from an old collection-
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Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. Etymology: Lepidota (Greek), a form of lepidotós, scaly. Grande & Bemis 1998, p.490: “ Originally described as †Megalurus lepidotus by Agassiz in 1833:146, and listed that way by numerous authors over the next 100 years or so, but †Megalurus Agassiz is a junior homonym--see generic list for †Amiopsis Kner, 1863, above. Also referred to as †Urocles lepidotus by Jordan (1919:567); Lange (1968:32); Lambers (1992:295); and others." Grande & Bemis 1998, p.493: “Emended species diagnosis-†Amiopsis lepidota differs from other species of the genus by the fo
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From the album: Fossils from the Plattenkalke of the Altmühl Valley
rare and beautyful: Dragonflies. But, not easy to identify... Details in the wing-structure, length of upper to lower wing... this is one we did not find the right name yet. Might be a small Cymatophlebia, but... Size is around 6 cm, Eichstaett edit: we got the name, a rare Nannogomphus, great!© fossils worldwide
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Around Solnhofen at least four species of coelacanth have been recorded: Coccoderma nudum REIS 1888, Holophagus penicillata EGERTON 1861, Libys superbus ZITTEL & REIS 1888 and Macropoma willemoesii VETTER 1881 Coccoderma nudum is the smallest of these 4 species with barely more than 30cm. References: Reis, O. M. (1888) Die Coelacanthinen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der im Weißen Jura Bayerns vorkommenden Gattungen. Palaeontographica 35, p 1-96.
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From the album: Trace Fossils
2cm. diameter. Appropriately named member of the Faecichnia (Coprolites), in this case from a fish. Riedense subzone Hybonetum zone Upper Solnhofen Plattenkalk Early Tithonian, Late Jurassic Site: One of the many abandoned quarries in the area around Eichstaett, Bavaria, Germany. -
From the album: Vertebrates
Belonostomus sphyraenoides Agassiz, 1844 Late Jurassic Tithonian Eichstätt Bavaria Germany -
From the album: Vertebrates
Propterus microstomus Agassiz 1833 Upper Jurassic Tithonian (Malm zeta) Eichstätt Germany Length 5,5cm
