Paleobiota of the Solnhofen Limestone
Fossil-bearing formation in Germany
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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.[3]
| Solnhofen Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian[1][2] | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
| Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Lithographic limestone[1] |
| Other | Slate, Dolomite, Flint |
| Location | |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Solnhofen |
 Facies map of the Solnhofen Archipelago of southern Germany | |
Chondrichthyes
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Holocephali
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimaeropsis[4] | C. paradoxa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Fragmentary cranial remains and one complete specimen[5] | Holotype destroyed in WW2 air raid[4] |  |
| Ischyodus[5] | I. egertoni | Eichstätt, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Multiple complete specimens | .jpg) | |
| Elasmodectes[5] | E. avitus | Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple complete specimens |  | |
| Chimaerotheca[4] | C. schernfeldensis | Schernfeld | Egg capsules of an unknown chimaera |
Elasmobranchii
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybodus (Egertonodus?)[5] | H. fraasi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete but poorly preserved specimen | .jpg) | |
| Asteracanthus[5] | A. ornatissimus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Single almost complete specimen of a 2 meter long female |  | |
| Strophodus[5] | S. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Articulated set of jaws and teeth |
Neoselachii
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synechodus[5] | S. ungeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete skeleton and isolated teeth |  | |
| Paraorthacodus[5] | P. jurensis | Haunsfeld, Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |  | |
| Macrourogaleous[5] | M. hassei | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Batomorphi
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterodermus[5] | A. platypterus | Solnhofen, Kelheim, Blumenberg, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | Medium-sized asterodermid measuring up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length |  |
| Apolithabatis[6] | A. seioma | Painten | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | Large asterodermid measuring 120 centimetres (47 in) long with a heart-shaped disk |  |
| Aellopobatis[7] | A. bavarica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | A large asterodermid reaching up to 170 centimetres (67 in) long, characterized by its exceptionally long rostrum |  |
| Spathobatis[5] | S. bugesiacus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | All Solnhofen specimens referred to Spathobatis have been reassigned to the genus Aellopobatis.[7] |  |
| Rajitheca[5] | R. sp. | Several specimens in private collections | Egg capsules of batomorphs |
Heterodontiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paracestracion[5] | P. falcifer | Solnhofen? Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton, potentially more specimens |  | |
| P. viohli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single incomplete skeleton | |||
| P. danieli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single incomplete skeleton |  | ||
| Heterodontus[5] | H. zitteli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single complete skeleton lacking teeth, several other specimens may be referrable |  |
Orectolobiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phorcynis[5] | P. catulina | Eichstätt, Zandt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several skeletons |  | |
| Palaeorectolobus[5] | P. agomphius | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | One incomplete specimen |
Carcharhiniformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavariscyllium[5] | B. tischlingeri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Palaeoscyllium[5] | P. formosum | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Scyliorhinotheca[5] | S. sp | egg capsule of a catshark |
Lamniformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaeocarcharias[5] | P. stromeri | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | One of the oldest known lamniiformes, though more reminiscent in appearance to modern carpet sharks |  |
Hexanchiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crassodontidanus[5] | C. serratus | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated Teeth | A crassodontid | |
| Notidanoides[5] | N. muensteri | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated teeth, one almost complete skeleton was presumably destroyed during WW2. Another incomplete skeleton of the genus is known from the Nusplingen limestone | Large crassodontid with a wide distribution, being also known from England, France and Russia |  |
| Archaeogracilidens[8] | A. macer | Solnhofen, Mühlheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Isolated teeth and two fragmentary disarticulated skeletons | Orthacodid previously referred to by the genus "Sphenodus"; however, the holotype teeth designated for Sphenodus are undiagnostic, which is why a new genus was established for the remains from Solnhofen and Nusplingen. The species "S." nitidus is regarded as a synonym of A. macer |  |
Squatiniformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudorhina[5] | P. acanthoderma | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | An angelshark reaching up to 140 cm in length. Occurrence of this taxon in the Solnhofen Archipelago is uncertain, all definitive representatives of this species come from the Nusplingen Limestone | ||
| P. alifera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | An angelshark reaching up to 60 cm in length |  |
Other
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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| Protospinax[5] | P. annectans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |  |
Osteognathostomata
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Chondostrei
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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C. bucklandi[9] |
Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete Specimens | |||
| C. solnhofensis[10] | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Pycnodontiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduafrons[11] | A. prominoris | Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens |  | |
| Apomesodon[12] | A. comosus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| A. sp | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
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E. gibbosus[13] |
Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens |  | ||
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G. circularis[13] |
Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens |  | ||
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G. hexagonus[13] |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens |  | ||
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M. verrucosus[13] |
Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens |  | ||
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Macromesodon[13] |
M. heckeli[13] |
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M. macropterus[13] |
Kelheim | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Piranhamesodon[14] | P. pinnatomus[14] | Ettling | Singular partial skeleton | |||
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P. elegans[13] |
Eichstätt. Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens |  | ||
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P. formosus[13] |
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| P. bernardi[15] | Schamhaupten, Ettling, Painten | Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens |  | ||
| Thiollierepycnodus[16] | T. wagneri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Turbomesodon[17] | T. relegans | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Turboscinetes[15] | T. egertoni | Ettling | ||||
Ginglymodi
Lepisosteiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Lepidotes"[18] | "L." decoratus | |||||
| "L." intermedius | ||||||
| "L." oblongus | ||||||
| "L." pustulosus | ||||||
| "L." subovatus | ||||||
| "L." unguiculatus | ||||||
| Scheenstia[19] |
S. maximus[19] |
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| S. decoratus | ||||||
| S. zappi[20] | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single almost complete specimen |
Semionotiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callipurbeckia | C. notopterus[19] |  | ||||
| Macrosemimimus[21] | M. fegerti | Ettling | Multiple complete specimens |  |
Macrosemiidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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H. oberndorferi[22] |
Kelheim | Torleite Formation | Two incomplete specimens |  | ||
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M. rostratus[22] |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens |  | ||
| M. fourneti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | |||
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N. decoratus[22] |
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N. denticulatus |
Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Painten, Brunn, Ettling? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens |  | ||
| Palaeomacrosemius[23] | P. thiollieri | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
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P. elongatus[22] |
Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |  | ||
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P. microstomus[22] |
Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |  | ||
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E. beatae[22] |
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| Voelklichthys[24] | V. comitatus | Painten | Torleite Formation | Singular specimen |  |
Dapediiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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H. latus[25] |
Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation |  |
Halecomorphi
Ionoscopidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainia[26] | A. agassizi | Brunn | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Altmuehlfuro[27] | A. boomerang | |||||
| Brachyichthys[28] | B. radiato-puncatus | |||||
| B. typicus | ||||||
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I. cyprinoides[28] |
Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| I. desori | Zandt | Torleite Formation | ||||
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I. esocinus[28] |
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I. münsteri[28] |
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I. striatissimus[28] |
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| "Furo"[29] | "F." angustus | Solnhofen, Schamhaupten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| "F." longiserratus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Kelheim, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| "F." latimanus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Ophiopsis[30] | O. muensteri | Kelheim, Brunn, Ettling |  | |||
| Ophiopsiella[30] | O. attenuata | |||||
| O. breviceps |  | |||||
| O. procera |  | |||||
| Schernfeldfuro[29] | S. uweelleri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Zandtfuro[29] | Z. tischlingeri | Zandt | Torleite Formation | |||
Amiiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblysemius[31] | A. bellicianus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| A. pachyurus | ||||||
| "A." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Caturus[31] | C. furcatus | Kelheim, Solnhofen, Ettling, Wattendorf? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens |  | |
| C. brevicostatus[32] | Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
| C. enkopicaudalis[33] | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Langenaltheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | Species of Caturus most prominently distinguished by the unique shape of its double emarginate caudal fin |  | |
| "C." macrurus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." latus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." ferox | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "Furo"[34] | "F." microlepidotus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| Strobilodus[31] | S. giganteus | Painten | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Liodesmus[28] | L. gracilis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Synonym of Caturus brevicostatus[32] | ||
| Nasrinotoudehichthys[32] | N. sprattiformis | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Lophiurus? | L. minutus | |||||
| Amiopsis[28] | A. lepidota | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| Solnhofenamia[28] | S. elongata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  |
Pleuropholidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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P. laevissima[35] |
Daiting, Painten | Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
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P. pompecki[35] |
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P. wagneri[35] |
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Pachycormidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. titanius[36] |
Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
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H. insignis[36] |
Obereichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
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H. macrodon[36] |
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| Leedsichthys? | L. sp | |||||
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O. cornutus[36] |
Birkhof, Blumenberg, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| O. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| O. teyleri? | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation |  | |||
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P. retrodorsalis[37] |
Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| Pachycormidae | Indeterminate | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | Giant skull fragment of a presumably 4 meter long pachycormid | ||
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S. longimanus[36] |
Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
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S. depressus[36] |
Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Simocormus[38] | S. macrolepidotus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Aspidorhynchidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A. acutirostris[39] |
Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| A. ornatissimus | ||||||
| A. sanzenbacheri | Ettling, Painten? | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Belonostomus[39] | B. kochi | Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation? |  | ||
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B. muensteri[39] |
Daiting, Mühlheim, Solnhofen, Langenaltheim, Zandt, Schamhaupten | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
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B. tenuirostris[39] |
Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| B. speciosus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| B. spyraenoides | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
"Pholidophoridae"
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Indeterminate.[40] |
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E. speciosus[40] |
Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
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P. micronyx[40] |
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P. ovatus[40] |
Ettling | |||||
| "Pholidophorus"[40] | ||||||
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"P." armatus[40] |
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"P." diagonalis[40] |
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"P." falcifer[40] |
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"P." microps[40] |
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"P." sculptus[40] |
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| "P." latimanus | ||||||
| "P." latus | ||||||
| "P." longiserratus | ||||||
| "P." smilis | ||||||
| Siemensichthys[41] | S. macrocephalus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| S. siemensi | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation |  | |||
Crossognathiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavarichthys | B. incognitus | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | Single complete skeleton | The oldest record of a crossognathiform in Europe |  |
Ichthyodectiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A. mesogaster[42] |
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A. salmoneus[42] |
Eichstätt, Painten, brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Ascalabothrissops[43] | A. voelkli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation |  | ||
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P. propterus[42] |
Kelheim, Zandt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
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T. formosus[42] |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Ettling, Brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation |  | |||
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T. subovatus[42] |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| T. ettlingensis[44] | Ettling | Altmühltal Formation? | ||||
Elopiformes
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaethalion[45] | "A." angustissimus | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| A. angustus | Langenaltheim, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| A. knorri |  | |||||
| A. subovatus | ||||||
| A. zapporum | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Daitingichthys[45] | D. tischlingeri | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
| Eichstaettia[45] | E. mayri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| Elopsomolos[43] | E. frickhingeri | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
| E. sp 1 | ||||||
| E. sp 2 | ||||||
| E. sp 3 |
Osteoglossomorpha
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascalabos[46] | A. voithii | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | M.Ebert.jpg) | ||
| Tischlingerichthys[47] | T. viohli | |||||
| Tharsis[48] | T. dubius | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | ||
| T. elleri | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| T. sp | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Ebertichthys[46] | E. ettlingensis | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | M.Ebert.jpg) | ||
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L. haerteisi[49] |
Zandt, Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
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L. sprattiformis[49] |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple Mass mortality plates of this species are known.
It represents the most common vertebrate of the Solnhofen limestone. |
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O. hoelli[49] |
Ettling | Torleite Formation? |  | |||
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O. leichi[49] |
Ettling | Torleite Formation? | ||||
Coelacanths
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. bavaricum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| C. gigas | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| C. suevicum |  | |||||
| C. nudum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| Libys[50] | L. polypterus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| L. superbus | Zandt | Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Undina[50] | U. acutidens | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| U. penicillata | Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Macropoma[50] | M. willemoesi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | ||
Reptiles
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Lizards
| Name | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A. brevipes |
Eichstätt |
Altmühltal Formation | Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota[51] |  | ||
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B. macrodactylus |
Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation | ||||
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E. schroederi |
Eichstätt |
Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| Limnoscansor |
L. digitatellus |
Solnhofen, Eichstätt |
Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Palaeolacerta[51] | P. bavarica | |||||
| Schoenesmahl[51] | S. dyspepsia | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype[51] |  | |
Rhynchocephalians
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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H. maximillioni |
Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Kallimodon | K. pulchellus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Sapheosauridae |  | |
| Oenosaurus | O. muehlheimensis | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among tetrapods[52] |  | |
| Piocormus | P. laticeps | Painten? | Torleite Formation |  | ||
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P. goldfussi |
Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Wattendorf |
Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation |
Acrosaurus frischmanni is a possible junior synonym[53] |
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| Sapheosaurus | S. laticeps | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic |  | |
| Sphenodraco[54] | S. scandentis | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Nearly complete skeleton preserved on a slab and counterslab, housed in two separate institutions | Possibly the first known arboreal rhynchocephalian | |
| Sphenofontis[26] | S. velserae | Brunn | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Vadasaurus | V. herzogi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae[55] |  |
Ichthyosaurs
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. leptospondylus |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen[57] |
Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| A. sp[58] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
| Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation |  | ||
|
Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen |
Altmühltal Formation |
Nomen dubium. Known only from isolated teeth. |
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| Nannopterygius? | N. sp | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
Turtles
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelonia[59] | A. formosa | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | ||
|
C. temnospondyla |
Solnhofen |
Altmühltal Formation | ||||
|
E. wagleri |
Solnhofen, Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf |
Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
|
I. fitzingeri |
Eichstätt |
Altmühltal Formation |  | |||
|
P. testa |
Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen |
Altmühltal Formation |
Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms. |
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|
Platychelys |
P. oberndorferi |
Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation | Platychelyid sea turtle | .jpg) | |
|
S. parsonsi |
Eichstätt, Painten |
Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation |  | |||
| Tropidemys[59] | T. langii | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | ||
| Thalassemys[62] | T. bruntrutana | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | ||
Crocodylomorphs
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeolodon[63] | A. priscus | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Two partial skeletons | A teleosaur |  |
|
A. bavaricus |
Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten |
Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Partial skeleton[65] |
An atoposaurid |
 | |
| Atoposaurus[64] | A. oberndorferi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An atoposaurid |  | |
| Cricosaurus[66] | C. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton preserving soft tissue |  | |
| C. bambergensis | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | One almost complete skeleton |  | ||
|
C. elegans |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Daiting |
Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and vertebrae (NHM 43005)[67]
Partial skull (NHM 37006[67]) |
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| C. rauhuti | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial 3D skull | |||
| Crocodilaemus | C. sp | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile |  | |
|
D. maximus |
Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Schamhaupten, Painten, Kelheim |
Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth (JME-SOS4577, JME-SOS2535[67])[69] |
A metriorhynchid |
 | |
|
G. giganteus |
Solnhofen, Daiting |
Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and mandible (NHM 37020)[70]
Isolated tooth (NHM 37016)[70] |
A metriorhynchid |
 | |
| G. grandis | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | ||||
|
R. gracilis |
Eichstätt, Zandt, Daiting |
Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation | Skull and skeleton (NHM R.3948)[70][67] |
A metriorhynchid |
 | |
| Machimosaurus | M. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Isolated teeth | A machimosaurid teleosaur |  |
| Sericodon | S. jugleri | Isolated Teeth | An aeolodontine teleosaur | |||
Dinosaurs
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeopteryx[71] | A. albersdoerferi[72] | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Parts of the skull and wings | .jpg) | |
|
A. siemensii[73] |
Langenaltheim, Workerszell |
Altmühltal Formation | .jpg) | |||
|
A. lithographica[71] |
Langenaltheim, Eichstätt |
Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Alcmonavis[74] | A. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial wing |  | |
|
C. longipes[71] |
Kelheim (Goldberg) |
Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton | Stomach contents are preserved in the form of the lizard Schoenesmahl.
A second specimen of the genus is known from the French Canjuers Lagerstätte. |
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| Juravenator[75] | J. starki | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton with soft tissue |  | |
| Ostromia[76] | O. crassipes | Jachenhausen | Torleite Formation | Partial limb bones |  | |
| Sciurumimus[77] | S. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile preserving soft tissue |  | |
| Wellnhoferia[78] | W. grandis | Altmühltal | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete skeleton | Possibly synonymous with Archaeopteryx. |  |
Pterosaurs
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. scolopaciceps |
Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus.[79] |
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|
A. ammoni |
The holotype consists of a partial skeleton, while the second specimen is represented by a perfectly preserved juvenile including soft tissue. |  | ||||
|
A. longicollum |
The holotype was destroyed in a WW2 air raid, but another more complete specimen is known from the Nusplingen limestone. |
Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus.[80] |
 | |||
| Altmuehlopterus[81] | A. rhamphastinus |  | ||||
|
A. micronyx |
 | |||||
| Bellubrunnus[83] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton of a juvenile |  | |
| Balaenognathus[84] | B. maeuseri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |  | ||
|
C. elegans |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans |
 | ||||
| C. gracile |  | |||||
| C. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and two cervical vertebrae | |||
|
C. suevicus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus. This genus originally hails from the Nusplingen Limestone |
 | ||||
| Diopecephalus[81] | D. kochi |  | ||||
|
G. cristatus |
Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus |
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|
G. subulatus |
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| Makrodactylus[85] | M. oligodontus | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial skeleton and skull | A non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan | |
| Spathagnathus[86] | S. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Isolated incomplete rostrum | Gnathosaurine ctenochasmatid with novel tooth and dental enamel features | |
|
P. antiquus |
Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia.[87] |  | ||||
| Petrodactyle[88] | P. wellnhoferi | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation |  | ||
| Propterodactylus[89] | P. frankerlae | Ulmense | Painten Formation[90] | A complete skeleton | Notable for its transitional features between pterodactyloids and more basal monofenestratans | .jpg) |
|
R. muensteri |
Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia.[91] |  | ||
| "Rhamphodactylus" | Indeterminate | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
|
S. crassirostris[92] |
Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | A Solnhofen genus erected in 1861 by J. A. Wagner when he recognized the rhamphorhynchoid nature of "Pterodactylus" crassirostris after the discovery of a specimen with a preserved tail.[92] The Solnhofen Limestone is the only known source of Scaphognathus fossils.[92]
S. crassirostris was originally named P. crassirostris in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species.[92] |
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| Skiphosoura[93] | S. bavarica | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Mostly complete disarticulated skeleton | A large basal monofenstratan |
Sauropterygia
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pliosauridae[94] | Indeterminate | Kelheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth of great size |  |
Echinodermata
Crinoids
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liliocrinus[95] | L. sp |  | |||
| Millericrinus[95] | M. mespiliformis |  | |||
| M. nobilis | |||||
| Balanocrinus[95] | B. sigmaringensis | ||||
| B. subteres | |||||
| Pentacrinus[95] | P. cf. pentagonalis | ||||
| Comaturella[95] | C. pennata | Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheimer Haardt | Almtühltal Formation, Painten Formation |  | |
| C. formosa | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Solanocrinites[95] | S. costatus |  | |||
| S. gracilis | |||||
| S. imperialis | |||||
| Saccocoma[96] | S. pectinata | Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone.[96] |  | ||
| S. tenella | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation |  |
Ophiuroidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geocoma[95] | G. carinata | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation |  | |
| G. planata | |||||
| Ophiopetra[95] | O. lithographica | Kelheim, Hienheim | Painten Formation |  | |
| Ophiurella[95] | O. speciosa | Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation |  | |
| Sinosura[95] | S. kelheimense | Hienheim, Ried, Kelheim | Painten Formation | _90.3.9802.jpg) |
Asteroidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archasteropecten[95] | A. elegans | ||||
| Lithaster[95] | L. jurassicus | ||||
| Pentasteria[95] | P. tithonica | Hienheim | Painten Formation | ||
| P. lithographica | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Riedaster[95] | R. reicheli | Ried | Painten Formation |  | |
| Terminaster[95] | T. cancriformis | Böhmfeld | Altmühltal Formation |  |
Echinoidea
Cidaroidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diplocidaris[95] | D. sp | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||
| Rhabdocidaris[95] | R. boehmi | ||||
| R. mayri |  | ||||
| R. orbignyana | Brunn, Painten | Torleite Formation, Painten Formation |  | ||
| R. trispinata | |||||
| R. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
| Plegiocidaris[95] | P. blumenbachii | ||||
| P. sp | |||||
| Paracidaris[95] | P. sp |
Euechinoidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diadematacea[95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Echinothurioidea[95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Polydiadema[95] | P. sp | ||||
| Diademopsis[95] | D. sp | ||||
| Hemipedina[95] | H. sp | ||||
| Pedina[95] | P. lithographica | ||||
| P. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
| Phymopedina[95] | P. marchamensis | Painten | Painten Formation | ||
| P. sp | |||||
| Hemicidaris[95] | H. intermedia | Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation |  | |
| Acrocidaris[95] | A. sp | ||||
| Diplopodia[95] | D. subangularis |  | |||
| Pseudodiadema[95] | P. lithographica | Ried, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | ||
| P. pseudodiadema | |||||
| Tetragramma[95] | T. planissima | Painten | Painten Formation |
Other Echinoids
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phymosoma[95] | P. sp | Mörnsheim, Breitenhill | Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| Pseudosalenia[95] | P. aspera | Brunn, Schamhaupten | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
| Pygaster[95] | P. sp | ||||
| Holectypus[95] | H. corallinus | ||||
| H. sp | |||||
| Kieripygurus[95] | K. jurensis | ||||
| Pygurus[95] | P. sp | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Schamhaupten, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| Nucleolites[95] | N. sp | Brunn, Kelheim | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
| Collyropsis[95] | C. carinata | ||||
| C. sp | |||||
| Stomechinus[95] | S. perlatus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation? |
Holothuroidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumaraina[95] | J. sp | ||||
| Achistrum[95] | A. sp | ||||
| Hemisphaerantos[95] | H. sp | ||||
| Priscopedatus[95] | P. sp | ||||
| Synallactidae[95] | Indeterminate |
Molluscs
Bivalvia
Protobranchia
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuculida?[95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Solemya[95] | S. sp | Pfalzpaint | Altmühltal Formation | a solemyidan |
Autobranchia
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modiolus[95] | M. sp | a mytilidan | |||
| Arcomytilus[95] | A. furcatus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | a mytilidan | |
| Lithophaga?[95] | L. sp | a mytilidan | |||
| Grammatodon[95] | G. sp | an arcidan | |||
| Pseudomytiloides[95] | P. sp | a pteriidan | |||
| Bakevellia?[95] | B. sp | a pteriidan | |||
| Gervillia?[95] | G. sp | Pfalzpaint | Altmühltal Formation | a pteriidan |  |
| Inoceramus[95] | I. sp | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | a pteriidan | |
| Pinna[95] | P. sp | a pteriidan | |||
| Liostrea[95] | L. socialis | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | an ostreidan |  |
| L. roemeri | Daiting, Painten | Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation | an ostreidan | ||
| Actinostreon[95] | A. solitarium | an ostreidan | |||
| Atreta[95] | A .sp | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | a pectinidan | |
| Aulacomyella[95] | A. sp | a pectinidan | |||
| Buchia[95] | B. tenuistriata | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | a pectinidan | |
| Camptonectes?[95] | C. sp | a pectinidan | |||
| Chlamys[95] | C. textoria | a pectinidan | |||
| Cingentolium[95] | C. sp | a pectinidan | |||
| Entolium[95] | E. sp | Zandt | Painten Formation | a pectinidan | |
| Eopectens[95] | E. velatus | Blumenberg, Wegscheid, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a pectinidan | |
| E. subtilis | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | a pectinidan | ||
| Plicatula[95] | P. sp | a pectinidan | |||
| Propeamussium[95] | P. nonarium | a pectinidan | |||
| Radulopectens[95] | R. strictus | a pectinidan | |||
| Spondylopecten[95] | S. sp | a pectinidan | |||
| Plagiostoma[95] | P. phillipsi | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | a limid | |
| Pseudolimea[95] | P. sp | a limid |
Cephalopods
Nautiloidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudaganides | P. franconicus | Solnhofen? | Altmühltal Formation | a nautilid | |
| P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid | ||
| Pseudonautilus | P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid |
Ammonoidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylloceras | P. serum | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | a phylloceratid | |
| Glochiceras | G. cf. lens | a opellidid |  | ||
| Streblites | S. sp | Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | a streblitinaen | |
| Fontannesiella | F. prolithographica | Solnhofen, Daiting, Mörnsheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | a taremelliceratinaen | |
| F. cf. franciscanum | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | a taremelliceratinaen | ||
| F. cf. euglyptum | Langenaltheimer Haardt | Altmühltal Formation | a taremelliceratinaen | ||
| Lingulaticeras | L. planulatum | a taremelliceratinaen | |||
| L. solenoides | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | a taremelliceratinaen |  | |
| L. sp | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| Metahaploceras | M. acallopistum | a taremelliceratinaen | |||
| M. rebouletianum | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| M. subnudatum | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| Neochetoceras | N. bous | Blumenberg, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | a taremelliceratinaen |  |
| N. mucronatum | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| N. praecursor | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| N. steraspis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Hummelberg | Atlmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | a taremelliceratinaen |  | |
| Paralingulaticeras | P. haeberleini | a taremelliceratinaen | |||
| P. lithographicum | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | a taremelliceratinaen | ||
| P. nodosum | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| P. percevali | a taremelliceratinaen | ||||
| Taramelliceras | T. hemipleurum | a taremelliceratinaen | |||
| Aspidoceras | A. hoplisum | Solnhofen, Wegscheid | Atlmühltal Formation | an aspidoceratid |  |
| A .sp | Brunn | Torleite Formation | an aspidoceratid | ||
| Physodoceras | P. episoides | an aspidoceratid | |||
| P. hermanni | Brunn | Torleite Formation | an aspidoceratid | ||
| P. nattheimense | an aspidoceratid |  | |||
| P. pipini | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| Sutneria | S. apora | Birkhof, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | an aspidoceratid | |
| S. bracheri | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| S. rebholzi | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| S. subeumela | Brunn | Torleite Formation | an aspidoceratid | ||
| S. sp | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| Hybonotella | H. mundula | Langenaltheimer Haardt | Altmühltal Formation | an aspidoceratid | |
| Hybonoticeras | H. hybonotum | Solnhofen, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | an aspidoceratid |  |
| H. pseudohybonotum | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| H. sp | an aspidoceratid | ||||
| Gravesia | G. gigas | Hienheim, Ried, Wegscheid | Painten Formation | a perisphinctid |  |
| G. sp | a perisphinctid | ||||
| Berckhemeria | B. cf. scherzingeri | a perisphinctid | |||
| Virgataxioceras | V. setatum | an ataxioceratid | |||
| V. supinum | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| V. sp | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| Euvirgalithacoceras | E. supremum | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Atlmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | |
| E. eystettense | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| Hoelderia | H. sp | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | |
| Lithacoceras | L. eigeltingense | Zandt | Painten Formation | an ataxioceratid | |
| L. eystettense | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| L. cf. liptingense | Langenaltheimer Haardt | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| L. cf. riedense | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| L. cf. ulmense | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| L. sp | Schernfeld, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| Pseudodiscosphinctes | P. ardescicus | an ataxioceratid | |||
| Silisphinctes | S. cf. russi | Zandt | Painten Formation | an ataxioceratid | |
| S. sp | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| Subplanites | S. moernsheimensis | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | an ataxioceratid | |
| S. postrueppellianus | Solnhofen, Blumenberg, Wintershof, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| S. rueppellianus | Solnhofen, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| S. viohli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| S. laisackerensis | Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | an ataxioceratid | ||
| "Torquatisphinctes" | "S". filiplex | an ataxioceratid | |||
| "S". isolatus | an ataxioceratid | ||||
| Aulacostephanus | A. cf. subundorae | Painten | Torleite Formation?, Painten Formation | an aulacostephanid |
Belemnoidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthoteuthis | A. leichi | A belemnoteuthid | |||
| A. speciosa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid |  | |
| Belemnoteuthis | B. mayri | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid | |
| Hibolithes | H. hasatus | Solnhofen, Breitenhill, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | A mesohibolitidaen |  |
| H. semisulcatus | A mesohibolitidaen |  | |||
| Pavloviteuthis | P. kapitzkei | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid | |
| Rhaphibelus | R. acicula | Eichstätt. Blumenberg, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnitidan | |
| Winkleriteuthis | W. problematicus | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid |
Vampyromorpha
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreopeltis | B. sagittata | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A plesioteuthid | |
| Engeseriteuthis[97] | E. arcuatus | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A muensterelloid | |
| Plesioteuthis | P. prisca | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Wegscheid, Schamhaupten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A plesioteuthid |  |
| P. subovata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A plesioteuthid | ||
| Senefelderiteuthis | S. tricarinata | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | A plesioteuthid |  |
| Trachyteuthis[98] | T. hastiformis | Daiting, Painten, Eichstätt, Brunn | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | A trachyteuthid |  |
| T. teudopsiformis | Blumenberg, Schamhaupten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A trachyteuthid |  | |
| Teudopsinia[99] | T. grossheidei | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A teudopseid | |
| Tyrionella[97] | T. fauseri | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A patelloctopodid | |
| Donovaniteuthis[95] | D. schoepfeli | A leptoteuthid possibly synonymous with Leptoteuthis |  | ||
| Leptoteuthis[95] | L. gigas | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | A leptoteuthid and the largest cephalopod known from the Solnhofen Limestone |  |
| Listroteuthis[97] | L. conica | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | A muensterellid.
Holotype specimen destroyed during WW2 |
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| Bavaripeltis[95] | B. bavarica | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A mastigophorid | |
| Doryanthes[95] | D. munsterii | Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Mörnsheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A mastigophorid | |
| Palaeololigo[100] | P. albersdoerferi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeololiginid | |
| P. oblonga | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeololiginid |  | |
| Celaenoteuthis[97] | C. incerta | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A muensterelloid | |
| Muensterella[97] | M. scutellaris | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Wegscheid, Wintershof, Painten, Mörnsheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A muensterellid |  |
| M. spinosa | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | A muensterellid |
Crustacea
Cirripedia
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeolepas[95] | A. redtenbacheri | Ried, Hienheim, Kehlheim | Painten Formation | Specimens of this Genus are often found in small groups attache to the ammonite Gravesius |  |
| Eolepas[95] | E. quenstedti | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | This genus often occurs attached to the flanks of perisphinctid ammonites but it is also found attached to sponges of the genus Codites | |
| Martillepas("Pollicipes")[95] | M. holisi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Commonly found attached to ammonites | |
| Litholepas[101] | L. klausreschi | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | The species is based on 13 complete specimens attached to a sponge of the genus Codites |
Malocastrata
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sculda[95] | S. pennata | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Öchselberg | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A stomatopod |  |
| S. pusilla | A dubious species of stomatopod |  | |||
| S. spinosa | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A stomatopod | ||
| Spinosculda[95] | S. ehrlichi | Eichstätt, ´Zandt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A stomatopod | |
| Gigantosculda[102] | G. ehrlichfeckei | Blumenberg, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A stomatopod | |
| Tyrannosculda[103] | T. laurea | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A stomatopod |  |
| Anthonema[95] | A. problematicum | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | This species of krill is known from mass mortality plates | |
| Elder[95] | E. ungulatus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glass shrimp |  |
| Francocaris[104] | F. grimmi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glass shrimp |  |
| Naranda[95] | N. anomala | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glass shrimp |
Isopoda
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bopyridae[95] | Indeterminate | Presence indicated by characteristic markings on the exoskeletons of other crustaceans[95] | |||
| Brunnaega[95] | B. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| Brunnella[95] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| Palaega[95] | P. kunthi | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| P. sp | A cymothoidid | ||||
| Schweglerella[95] | S. strobli | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A sphaeromatid |  |
| Urda[95] | U. rostrata | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | |
| U. punctata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | ||
| Niveotanais[95] | N. brunnensis | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A tanadacean |
Decapoda
Penaeoidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthochirana[95] | A. angulata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | |
| A. cordata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | ||
| A. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | .jpg) | |
| Aeger[95] | A. elegans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid |  |
| A. spinipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid |  | |
| A. tipularius | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid |  | |
| Epipenaeus(Carpopenaeus)[105] | E. peterbuergeri | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A carpopenaid | |
| Albertoppelia[106] | A. kuempeli | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  |
| Antrimpos[95] | A. nonodon | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  |
| A. speciosus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| A. undenarius | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| Bylgia[95] | "B." haeberleini | A penaeidid | |||
| "B." hexadon | A penaeidid |  | |||
| B. ruedeli[106] | Painten, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| B. spinosa | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| B. anjobea | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Drobna[95] | D. deformis | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  |
| Dusa[95] | D. denticulata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid |  |
| D. monocera | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| D. reschi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Eystaettia[95] | E. intermedius | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Franconipenaeus[95] | F. meyeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Koelga[95] | K. curvirostris | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid |  |
| K. muensteri[106] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid |  | |
| Libanocaris[95] | L. annettae | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Pseudodusa[106] | P. frattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid |
Caridae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmelingia[95] | S. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palaemonid | |
| Udora[95] | U. brevispina | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Alltmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A procaridoid |  |
| U. koschnyi[106] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A procaridoid | ||
| Udorella[95] | U. agassizi | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A procaridoid | .png) |
| Harthofia[95] | H. bergeri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid |  |
| H. blumenbergi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid |  | |
| H. polzi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
| H. heidenreichetfauseri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
| Alcmonacaris[95] | A. winkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid |  |
| Bavaricaris[107] | haereri | Wegscheid, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Potentially a palaemonid | |
| Blaculla[95] | B. nikoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| B. sieboldi | Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. haugi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. felthausetsauteri[108] | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. anjobea | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| Buergerocaris[106] | B. psittacoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Ctenodusa | C. bronni | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Hefriga[95] | H. frischmanni | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| H. proboscideawulfi[106] | Zandt | Painten Formation | A carid | ||
| H. norbertwinkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| H. rogerfrattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| H. serrata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid |  | |
| H. schlechtingerae | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| Pleopteryx[106] | P, kuempeli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Schernfeldia[95] | S. schweigerti | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| Occultocaris[108] | O. feckei | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| Palaeobresilia[109] | P. kurthetriegeri | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten | Altmühltal Formation,Painten Formation | The oldest known member of the bresiloidea |
Astacidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudastacus[110] | P. pustulosus | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid |  |
| P. muensteri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
| Stenochirus[110] | S. angustus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A stenochirid | |
| S. mayeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
| Malmuncina[111] | M. wulfi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A uncinid | |
| Uncina[112] | U. ultima | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | A uncinid |
Glypheidea
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eryma[113] | E. elongatum | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| E. modestiforme | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid |  | |
| E. punctatum | Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid |  | |
| E. verrucosa | Eichstätt, Painten, Hienheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| (Galicia)E. veltheimii | Painten, Kelheim | Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| Erymastacus[113] | E. major | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| Palaeastacus[113] | P. fuciformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid |  |
| P. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A erymid | ||
| P. rothgaengerae | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A erymid |  | |
| Pustulina[113] | P. minuta | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid |  |
| P. suevica | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| Stenodactylina[114] | S. devillezi | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| Gigacerina[95] | G. saemanni | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A glypheid | |
| Glyphea[110] | G. jurensis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | |
| G. pseudoscyllarus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid |  | |
| G. veltheimi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. viohli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid |  | |
| G. nov. spec. (Type A)[95] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. nov. spec. (Type B)[95] | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
| Glypheopsis[95] | G. tenuis | Painten, Zandt | Painten Formation | A glypheid | |
| Squamosoglyphea[115] | S. redenbacheri | A glypheid | |||
| S. squamosa | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
| S. rogeri | A glypheid | ||||
| Mecochirus[95] | M. longimanatus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A mecochirid
M. bajeri and M. brevimanus represent females of M. longimanatus |
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Thalassinidae
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperiopyxis[95] | A. wulfetzergiebeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? | |
| Etallonia[95] | E. longimana | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
| E. hoellorum | a axiid? | ||||
| E. raineralberti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | a axiid? |  | |
| Magila[95] | M. deformis | a axiid? | |||
| M. desmarestii | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? |  | |
| M. latimana | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? |  | |
| Megachela[95] | M. frickhingeri | Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
| Reschia[95] | R. barbarea | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate thalassinidaen |
Polychelida
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleia[95] | C. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A coleiid |  |
| Palaeopentacheles[110] | P. roettenbacheri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeopentachelid |  |
| Cycleryon[110] | C. elongatus | Zandt, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A eryonid |  |
| C. orbiculatus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A eryonid
C. subrotundus is a juvenile of this species |
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| C. propinquus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid
C. spinimanus is a female form of this species |
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| C. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Eryon[116] | E. cuvieri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid |  |
| Adamanteryon | A. fourneti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | |
| Knebelia[95] | K. bilobata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid |  |
| K. schuberti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Rogeryon[117] | R. oppeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
| Soleryon[118] | S. schorri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | A eryonid |  |
| S. sp | Zandt | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Palinurina[95] | P. longipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A palinurid
Phyllosoma is the larval form of this genus |
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| P. tenera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palinurid | ||
| Phalangites[95] | P. priscus | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | larvae of a palinurid |  |
| Cancrinos[95] | C. claviger | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cancrinid |  |
Anomura
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulavescus[119] | A. paintenensis | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
| Gastrosacus[120] | G. wetzleri | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
| Orhomalus[95] | O. deformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A hermit crab | |
| Paleopagurus[95] | P. sp | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A hermit crab |
Brachyura
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssophthalmus | A. mirus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A longodromitid | |
| Bucculentum[121] | B. arnosavelkouli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A bucculentid | |
| Goniodromites[95] | G. serratus | Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
| Pithonoton[95] | P. marginatum | Zandt | Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
| Planoprosopon[95] | P. heydeni | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A longodromitid |
Insects
Other Arthropods
Xiphosura
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolimulus | M. walchi | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A limulid often found associated with Trackways |  |
Pantopoda
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurycide?[122] | E. golem | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | An ascorhynchid | |
| Colossopantopodus[122] | C. nanus | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | A colossendeidaen |
Thylacocephalans
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clausocaris | C. lithographica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A clausocarid |  |
| Dollocaris | D. michelorum | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A dollocarid | |
| Mayrocaris | M. bucculata | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A dollocarid |  |
| Falcatacaris | F. bastelbergeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A thylacocephalan |
Other Invertebrata
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonella | A. quadrata | Pfalzpaint | Altmühltal Formation | Greatly resembles the Cambrian Protospongia[123] | |
| Hruodospongia | H. lithographica | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | An axinellid sponge, the third sponge genus known from Solnhofen[124] | |
| Neochoiaella | N. frattigianii | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | An extreme Lazarus taxon, resembles the Cambrian choiid sponges.[123] |