The Solnhofen Limestone

2012 ◽  
pp. 156-167
Keyword(s):  
Solnhofen Limestone

A New Specimen of Archaeopteryx

Science ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 240 (4860) ◽  
pp. 1790-1790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wellnhofer
Keyword(s):  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Solnhofen Limestone

A new specimen of the primordial bird Archaeopteryx is reported from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria. This "Solnhofen specimen" is the largest of now six skeletal specimens and shows dose similarities with the London specimen. It is therefore assigned to Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer. Clear impressions of the feather shafts of the left wing are preserved.

Electric polarization induced by mechanical loading of Solnhofen limestone

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (7) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Frid ◽  
J. Goldbaum ◽  
A. Rabinovitch ◽  
D. Bahat
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Loading ◽  
Electric Polarization ◽  
Solnhofen Limestone

Concluding remarks

1985 ◽  
Vol 311 (1148) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Part ◽  
Burgess Shale ◽  
Exceptional Preservation ◽  
Mazon Creek ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Evolutionary Context ◽  
History Of ◽  
Partial Success ◽  
Solnhofen Limestone

Charles Walcott’s discovery of the Burgess Shale was by no means the first exceptional fossil locality with soft-part preservation to be unearthed, but in many ways his publications (spanning 1910-1931) provide a landmark in the history of the documentation of soft-bodied fossil biotas. Over the last 50 years the record and interpretation of exceptional preservation has grown dramatically. Milestones include the recognition of the exquisitely preserved microbiotas of the Precambrian Gunflint Chert (Barghoorn & Tyler 1965) and Bitter Springs Chert (Schopf 1968) (see also Knoll, this symposium), the superb palaeoecological and taphonomic documentation of the Carboniferous Mecca and Logan quarries (Zangerl & Richardson 1963), the continuing research programmes on deposits such as the Carboniferous Mazon Creek (Nitecki 1979; see also Baird et al. (this symposium) and Broadhurst (this symposium)), the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone (Barthel 1978) and comparable lithographic limestones such as those of Cerin (Jurassic), Lebanon (Cretaceous) and M ontana (Carboniferous), the Jurassic Posidonia Shales (Seilacher 1982; Seilacher et al. , this symposium) and other bituminous deposits (Martill, this symposium) and the various Ediacaran sequences (Glaessner 1984; Fedonkin, this symposium). There have been impressive advances in our understanding of these and many other biotas, not least the meticulous morphological descriptions of exquisitely preserved material. The broad aim of this meeting was to try and set such exceptional deposits in a broader ecological and evolutionary context, and while we may hope to claim partial success there remain a series of interrelated points, five of which receive brief attention here.

scholarly journals Laser-stimulated fluorescence reveals unseen details in fossils from the Solnhofen Limestone (Upper Jurassic, Bavaria, Germany)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Barlow ◽  
Michael Pittman ◽  
David Martill ◽  
Thomas Kaye ◽  
Anthony Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Laser Light ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
High Flux ◽  
Laser Beam Intensity ◽  
Shallow Subsurface ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Optical Wavelengths ◽  
Invertebrate Fossils ◽  
Full Body ◽  
Solnhofen Limestone

Abstract Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (LSF) has seen increased use in palaeontological investigations in recent years. The method uses the high flux of laser light to reveal details sometimes missed by ultraviolet (UV) and optical wavelengths. In this study, we compare the results of LSF with UV on a range of fossils from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone Konservat-Lagerstätte of Bavaria, Germany. The methodology follows previous protocols with modifications made to enhance laser beam intensity. Our experiments show the value of LSF in revealing shallow subsurface detail of specimens, previously not widely applied to Solnhofen fossils. In particular, fossil decapods from the Solnhofen Limestone reveal full body outlines, even under the matrix, along with details of segmentation within the appendages such as limbs and antennae. The results indicate that LSF can be used on both vertebrate and invertebrate fossils and may surpass the information provided by traditional UV methods in some specimens.

The Solnhofen Limestone

2012 ◽  
pp. 156-167
Author(s):  
Paul A. Selden ◽  
John R. Nudds
Keyword(s):  
Solnhofen Limestone
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