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Solnhofen limestone, Germany

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Fine-grained lithographic limestone; Archaeopteryx, fish, insects, exquisite preservation.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Late Jurassic (Tithonian)

Birthplace of Archaeopteryx; world-class Lagerstatte.

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More spots in this area.

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