Solnhofen mystery creature

[GeschWhat]

I picked up an interesting plate from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk. Can anyone identify the interesting little creature above the floating crinoid? That is a Saccocoma, correct?

 

Thanks for your help!

[oilshale]

Correct, Saccocoma tenella GOLDFUSS, 1831

H. Hess & W. Etter (2011): Life and death of Saccocoma tenella (GOLDFUSS). Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104(S1) · December 2011

[jpc]

insect larva?  

[oilshale]

Sorry, I should read more carefully;

I think it is a small crustacea.

The little creature above could be Naranda anormala, Francocaris grimmi, Elder ungulatus plus 10 to 20 other critters.

Try this web site:

http://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de/fossilienatlas.php?section=bio&bioid=8&bioname=Krebse (Crustacea) und deren Verwandten

 

Have a look under UV light - UV can disclose more details.

 

[RJB]

At first glance my thought was crustacean, but that was just a guess.  Then I read oilshale's post.  But whatever it is, it most certainly is very cool! 

 

RB

[GeschWhat]

7 hours ago, oilshale said:

Sorry, I should read more carefully;

I think it is a small crustacea.

The little creature above could be Naranda anormala, Francocaris grimmi, Elder ungulatus plus 10 to 20 other critters.

Try this web site:

http://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de/fossilienatlas.php?section=bio&bioid=8&bioname=Krebse (Crustacea) und deren Verwandten

 

Have a look under UV light - UV can disclose more details.

 

Your website is a WONDERFUL resource! I have a number of plates that I acquired in order to compare intact Saccocoma with inclusions found in some of my Lumbricaria specimens. Just brushing them off I found numerous fascinating microfossils and traces.  I will put them under UV tonight.   Thank you so much!