Solnhofen Limestone

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Konservat-Lagerstätte geologic formation lithographic limestone

Solnhofen Limestone is a famous Late Jurassic lithographic limestone formation in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, including the iconic Archaeopteryx.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Solnhofen Limestone canonical 3
Solnhofen limestone 2
Solnhofen 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Konservat-Lagerstätte ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ
lithographic limestone ⓘ
climateAtDeposition warm ⓘ
color cream ⓘ
light beige ⓘ
contains arthropod fossils ⓘ
cephalopod fossils ⓘ
echinoderm fossils ⓘ
fossil trackways ⓘ
medusae fossils ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment lagoonal ⓘ
restricted marine basin ⓘ
diagenesis low-grade diagenetic alteration ⓘ
economicUse building stone ⓘ
lithographic stone ⓘ
formationType carbonate platform deposit ⓘ
fossilContent Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
surface form: Archaeopteryx

crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
insects ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
plants ⓘ
pterosaurs ⓘ
fossilSiteType type locality for Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
geologicAge Tithonian ⓘ
geologicPeriod Late Jurassic ⓘ
geologicSystem Jurassic ⓘ
grainSize very fine-grained ⓘ
historicalUse printing lithography ⓘ
knownFor Archaeopteryx specimens ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved fossils ⓘ
preservation of soft tissues ⓘ
lithology fine-grained limestone ⓘ
micritic limestone ⓘ
platy limestone ⓘ
locatedIn Bavaria ⓘ
Franconian Alb ⓘ
namedAfter Solnhofen Limestone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Solnhofen
oxygenConditions anoxic bottom waters ⓘ
paleogeography northern margin of the Tethys Ocean ⓘ
preservationType exceptional fossil preservation ⓘ
region Altmühl ⓘ
surface form: Altmühl Valley
researchImportance key site for study of Jurassic ecosystems ⓘ
key site for study of bird origins ⓘ
sedimentaryStructure lamination ⓘ
thin bedding ⓘ
stratigraphicUnitOf Southern Germany Jurassic sequence ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Period → hasNotableFossilSite → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
Solnhofen Limestone → namedAfter → Solnhofen Limestone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solnhofen
Late Jurassic → notableFossilSite → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
Archaeopteryx lithographica → fossilSite → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solnhofen limestone
Tithonian → overlapsWith → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solnhofen Limestone deposition
Tendaguru Formation → comparableTo → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
Compsognathus → fossilSite → Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solnhofen limestone