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Archaeopteryx_Haarlem

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:27:31 +0000

This is the Haarlem-Archaeopteryx. It was discovered in 1855 near Riedenburg, Germany and described as a Pterodactylus crassipes in 1857 by von Meyer. 1970 John Ostrom redescribed it as one more specimen of Archaeopteryx. As we all can see, there are many parts missing. So, go on digging...

Archaeopteryx_LondonB

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:24:50 +0000

This is a nice cast of the London specimen of Archaeopteryx lithographica. This specimen was found in 1861 near Langenaltheim as split-pair. Today it is housed in London in the British Museum. The cast I show from our collection is a rare cast from the original find, not prepared. Today it looks really more complete after prepping lot of the body and the skull. This one is the B-side, former pic shows the A-side

Archaeopteryx lithographica

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:24:44 +0000

belonostomus muensteri

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:58:07 +0000

are rare fish from Eichstaett, Belonostomus. This fish has a long snout with teeth and a normal size between 5 and 30 cm. This one has around 20

Pycnophlebia

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:10:11 +0000

After a long time I add a new pic to my album. I show a big grashopper (seems to be Pycnophlebia) in unusual preservation. The wings are spread, normally they are not. Its a big one, total width of the fossil is around 20 cm. Will be prepared one day, still covered with a thin sediment layer

6680_Eryon

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:03:00 +0000

11 cm long partly colored Eryon from Solnhofen with nicely preserved claws and antenna. Seen from the bottom side

8426_Acanthochirana_n - Kopie

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:11:32 +0000

UV-Pic of a small prawn Acanthochirana, I am unsure about it if is an angulata or not. Overall lenght is approx. 8 cm, shows remains of the long antenna. Eichstaett, Blumenberg, found 1970

edit: Acanthochirana cordata is for sure now

7606_Acanthochirana_n

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:12:05 +0000

small prawn Acanthochirana, I am unsure about it if is an angulata or not. Overall lenght is approx. 8 cm, shows remains of the long antenna. Eichstaett, Blumenberg, found 1970

edit: Acanthochirana cordata is for sure now

6636_Ophiopsis

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:03:19 +0000

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

Coelacanth Coccoderma sp.

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:11:18 +0000

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