Paleobiota of the Solnhofen Limestone
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The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk is a collective term for multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, which is famous for its well preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian). The paleoenvironment is also often referred to as the Solnhofen Archipelago. The Solnhofen Archipelago was located at the northern edge of the Tethys Ocean as part of a shallow epicontinental sea and is firmly a part of the Mediterranean realm.[3]
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Solnhofen Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian[1][2] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Lithographic limestone[1] |
Other | Slate, Dolomite, Flint |
Location | |
Region | Bavaria |
Country | Germany |
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Named for | Solnhofen |
Facies map of the Solnhofen Archipelago of southern Germany |
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