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.
Chondrichthyes
Holocephali
Elasmobranchii
Neoselachii
Batomorphi
Heterodontiformes
Orectolobiformes
Carcharhiniformes
Lamniformes
Hexanchiformes
Squatiniformes
Other
Osteognathostomata
Chondostrei
Pycnodontiformes
Ginglymodi
Lepisosteiformes
Semionotiformes
Macrosemiidae
Dapediiformes
Halecomorphi
Ionoscopidae
Amiiformes
Pleuropholidae
Pachycormidae
Aspidorhynchidae
"Pholidophoridae"
Crossognathiformes
Ichthyodectiformes
Elopiformes
Osteoglossomorpha
Coelacanths
Reptiles
Lizards
Rhynchocephalians
Ichthyosaurs
Turtles
Crocodylomorphs
Dinosaurs
Pterosaurs
Sauropterygia
Echinodermata
Crinoids
Ophiuroidea
Asteroidea
Echinoidea
Cidaroidea
Euechinoidea
Other Echinoids
Holothuroidea
Molluscs
Bivalvia
Protobranchia
Autobranchia
Cephalopods
Nautiloidea
Ammonoidea
Belemnoidea
Vampyromorpha
Crustacea
Cirripedia
Malocastrata
Isopoda
Decapoda
Penaeoidea
Caridae
Astacidea
Glypheidea
Thalassinidae
Polychelida
Anomura
Brachyura
Insects
Other Arthropods
Xiphosura
Pantopoda
Thylacocephalans
Other Invertebrata
References
General
- Lambers, P. H. (1999). The actinopterygian fish fauna of the Late Kimmeridgian and Early Tithonian 'Plattenkalke' near Solnhofen (Bavaria, Germany): state of the art. Geologie en Mijnbouw 78:215-229.