Solnhofen (SMF collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 19.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hybonoticeras hybonotum ammonoid zone, Solnhofen Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Reposited in the SMF

Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1919. Eine neue Kalligrammide (Neuroptera) aus dem Solnhofener Plattenkalke. Senckenbergiana 1:61-63 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 131959: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 03.08.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Neuroptera - Kalligrammatidae
Kalligrammula senckenbergiana n. gen. n. sp.
Kalligrammula senckenbergiana n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1919 lacewing
 Odonata - Aeschnidiidae
Urogomphus giganteus1
Urogomphus giganteus1 Germar 1839 small darner
SMF VI 98a, b, c
 Odonata - Mesuropetalidae
Mesuropetala muensteri2
Mesuropetala muensteri2 Germar 1839 true dragonfly
SMF 1235
 Odonata - Cymatophlebiidae
Cymatophlebia longialata2
Cymatophlebia longialata2 Germar 1839 true dragonfly
SMF VI 200 J. Schmitt v. 23.6.1969; J. Schmitt v. 1966
Reptilia
 Eosuchia - Homoeosauridae
Homoeosaurus solnhofensis n. sp.3
Homoeosaurus solnhofensis n. sp.3 Cocude-Michel 1963 lepidosaur
SMF R 4073 (holotype), partial skeleton
1Bechly 1998; 2Bechly et al. 2001; 3Fabre 1981