Eichstätt [Solnhofener Plattenkalk]: Early/Lower Tithonian, Germany
collected by Muenste, Keupp
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Alligatorellus beaumonti
Gervais 1871
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Wellnhofer 1971 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| BSP 1937 I 26 (Alligatorellus beaumonti bavaricus subspecies type) | ||||||||||
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= Alligatorellus bavaricus n. sp.
Tennant and Mannion 2014
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Tennant and Mannion 2014 | |||||||||
| BSP 1937 I 26 - type | ||||||||||
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Ornithocephalus antiquus n. gen., n. sp.
Soemmerring 1812
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Soemmerring 1812 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Pterodactylus antiquus | ||||||||||
| TM 10341 (holotype), BSP AS I 739, MB specimen | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus kochi
(Wagner 1837)
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| MB 1876.2060, BSP AS V 29, 1924 V 1, 1937 I 18, 1929 I 18, 1883 XV 1 | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus spectabilis n. sp.
Meyer 1861
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Lydekker 1888 | |||||||||
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Pterodactylus micronyx
Meyer 1856
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| BSP 1936 I 50, 1911 I 31, Universität Brünn E 552, Rijksmuseum Leiden St. 18 183, Wien R405, BMNH 42 735, Uppsala specimen | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anurognathidae
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Anurognathus ammoni n. gen., n. sp.
Döderlein 1923
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| BSP 1922 I 42 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Rhamphorhynchidae
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Rhamphorhynchus sp.
Meyer 1847
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| BMNH 43004, JME 1971.27, NSF R4125, BMM specimens, SMNS 9620 | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
(Goldfuss 1831)
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
| YPM 1778, SMD BaJ 2210, AMNH 1943, TMH 6920/6921, BSP AS VI 34, 1929 I 69, NSF R 4128, PIMUZ A III 0107, HLD 432, GPK unnumbered | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus cf. muensteri
(Goldfuss 1831)
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MB 3965 | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus
(Münster 1839)
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri | ||||||||||
| BSPG 1964 XXIV 123 (cast), BSPG 1877 X 1, 1889 XI 1, 1960 I 470, 1938 I 503, Teyler-Museum 6930, MB 101 XVIII, 3967 (exemplars 4 & 19), Burgermeister-Museum BMM 7/SMNS 56301 | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi
(Meyer 1846)
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri | ||||||||||
| GPIH MYE.13, USNM 2420 | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus cf. gemmingi
(Meyer 1846)
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri | ||||||||||
| GPIH WLL.1 | ||||||||||
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Rhamphorhynchus longiceps n. sp.
Woodward 1902
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri | ||||||||||
| BMNH 37002 | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus crassirostris n. sp.
Goldfuss 1831
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Wellnhofer 1975 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Scaphognathus crassirostris | ||||||||||
| GPIB 1304; SMNS 59395, complete skeleton | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Pterodactylus grandis
Cuvier 1824
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Pterodactyloidea | ||||||||||
| Dresden specimen, BMNH 37 002, 42 737, Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstätt specimen | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus cristatus n. sp.
Wiman 1925
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Germanodactylus cristatus | ||||||||||
| BSP 1892 IV 1 | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus elegans n. sp.
Wagner 1861
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Ctenochasma elegans | ||||||||||
| BSP 1875 XIV 501 (neotype), 1867 II 1, PIMUZ A/III 100, Museum Berger Harthof specimens, Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstatt 1950.33 | ||||||||||
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Ctenochasma gracile
Oppel 1862
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Silva-Bárcenas 1969 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Ctenochasma elegans | ||||||||||
| BSP 1920 I 57 | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus pulchellus n. sp.
Meyer 1859
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Lydekker 1888 | |||||||||
| synonym of Ctenochasma elegans | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus suevicus
Quenstadt 1855
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Cycnorhamphus suevicus | ||||||||||
| Specimen lost (formerly Munich) | ||||||||||
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Gnathosaurus subulatus
Meyer 1833
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstätt 1951.84 | ||||||||||
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Pterodactylus longicollum
Meyer 1854
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Wellnhofer 1970 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Ardeadactylus longicollum | ||||||||||
| Specimens lost (formerly Munich) | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Synechodontiformes
- Palaeospinacidae
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Pristiurus hassei n. sp.
Woodward 1889
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Klug 2008 | |||||||||
| recombined as Macrourogaleus hassei | ||||||||||
| BSP specimen from "Eichstätt" | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Octobrachia
- Trachyteuthididae
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Trachyteuthis hastata
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Donovan et al. 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Octobrachia
- Muensterellidae
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Muensterella scutellaris
(Muenster 1842)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Bayern |
| Coordinates: | 48.9° North, 11.4° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.1° North, 19.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
| Stage: | Tithonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Tithonian | Ammonoid zone: | Hybonotum |
| Age range of interval: | 149.20000 - 146.30000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Solnhofener Plattenkalk | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From several beds within the Solnhofener Plattenkalk, including Malm 2b, and the Hybonoticeras hybonotum biozone. AGE: Lower Tithonian. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified lime mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Chalk. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Marine, but not stated more specifically. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression,adpression,soft parts |
| Lagerst�tten type: | conservation |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | MfN |
| Collectors: | Muenste, Keupp |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Muenster, ~1840's; Keupp (more recently). REPOSITORY: Museum of Natural History, Berlin, and the Institute of Geological Sciences, Paleontology, Free University of Berlin. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in publication (Coleoidea). NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identification. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 84365 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy, A. Dunhill, R. Benson, R. Butler, J. Alroy, P. Mannion | Enterer: | A. Hendy, R. Benson, R. Butler, B. Allen, J. Alroy, J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-10-12 20:29:52 | Last modified: | 2022-01-31 00:14:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-10-12 20:29:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28269. | D. Fuchs, H. Keupp, and T. Engeser. 2003. New records of soft parts of Muensterella scutellaris Muenster, 1842 (Coeloidea) from the Late Jurassic plattenkalks or Eichstãtt and their significance for octobrachian relationships. Berliner Paläobio. Abh. 3:101-111 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 28270 | D. T. Donovan, L. A. Doguzhaeva, and H. Mutvei. 2003. Two paris of fins in the Late Jurassic Coleoid Trachyteuthis from Southern Germany. Berliner Paläobiol. Abh. 3:91-99 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 33234 | R. A. Kemp. 1999. Solnhofen tetrapod taphonomy. University of Bristol 1-459 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 30505 | S. Klug. 2008. The Late Jurassic neoselachian Macrourogaleus FOWLER, 1947 is a palaeospinacid shark (Elasmobranchii; Synechodontiformes). Acta Geologica Polonica 58(2):229-234 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
| 14142 | ETE | R. Lydekker. 1888. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. British Museum (Natural History), London 1-309 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Uhen] |
| 3120 | A. Silva-Bárcenas. 1969. Localidades de vertebrados fósiles en la Republica Méxicana [Vertebrate fossil localities in the Mexican Republic]. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Paleontología Mexicana 28:1-34 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] | |
| 34083 | ETE | S. T. Soemmerring. 1812. Über einen Ornithocephalus [On an Ornithocephalus]. Denkschriften der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 3:89-158 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 53048 | J. P. Tennant and P. D. Mannion. 2014. Revision of the Late Jurassic crocodyliform Alligatorellus, and evidence for allopatric speciation driving high diversity in western European atoposaurids. PeerJ 2:e599 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
| 32120 | P. Wellnhofer. 1970. Die Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) der Oberjura-Plattenkalke Süddeutschlands. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse Abhandlungen, Neue Folge 141:1-133 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 42522 | P. Wellnhofer. 1971. Die Atoposauridae (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) der Oberjura-Plattenkalke Bayerns. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 138(5-6):133-165 [R. Benson/R. Benson] | |
| 32121 | P. Wellnhofer. 1975. Die Rhamphorhynchoidea (Pterosauria) der Oberjura-Plattenkalke Süddeutschlands, Teil II, Systematische Beschreibung. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 148:132-186 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |