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Locality
10°50´ east longitude, 48°52´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Solnhofen, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
The Sonhofen limestone is world renowned for its fossils, especially the bird-like reptile Archaeopterix. The limestone is quarried today for flagstone. In the past it was a sought after material for lithographic plates.

Classification of the earth
Structure marine sediment
Colour yellow
Age Jurassic

Donor

Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
 Hannover,
 Germany

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