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The London Archaeopteryx, described by Richard Owen in 1863 and held at the Natural History Museum London, was the second specimen recognized and helped establish the genus as a transitional bird-dinosaur.
The Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx is a Late Jurassic fossil from the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria and one of the most complete examples of the genus. It preserves a toothed skull, clawed fingers, a long bony tail, and detailed impressions of asymmetrical flight feathers, combining traits associ...
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri was a long-tailed pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Late Jurassic. Many specimens come from the fine-grained Solnhofen limestone of Germany, where exceptional preservation sometimes records wing membranes, a diamond-shaped tail vane, and stomach contents. Its elonga...
Compsognathus longipes is a small theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Europe, first described from a finely preserved specimen found in Bavaria, Germany, in 1859. Known individuals were around one meter or somewhat longer, with slender hindlimbs, a long tail, and small sharp teeth. Preserved...
Saccocoma pectinata is a free-swimming pelagic crinoid from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany, where it occurs in exceptional abundance.
Acanthoteuthis speciosus is an extinct squid species from the Late Jurassic period, recognized for its hook-bearing arms and known from fossils found in the Solnhofen Limestone.
Muensterella scutellaris is an extinct species of cephalopod from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, notable for its broad internal gladius, described in 1842.
