Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.0° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 19.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Altmühltal Formation (Weißjura Group), Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Collected by Maxberg in 1955; reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: salvage, mechanical,
Primary reference: J. H. Ostrom. 1972. Description of the Archaeopteryx specimen in the Teyler Museum, Haarlem. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen – Amsterdam, Proceedings Series B 75(4):289-305 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 53037: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 01.09.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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