Earth:Mörnsheim Formation
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| Mörnsheim Formation Stratigraphic range: Tithonian | |
|---|---|
 Mörnsheim Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Altmühltal & Painten Formations |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
The Mörnsheim Formation is a geologic formation in Germany, near Daiting and Mörnsheim, Bavaria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. It overlies the older Altmühltal Formation in its northwestern extent, and the Painten Formation to the east.[1]
Paleofauna
- Aeolodon priscus
- Alcmonavis poeschli
- Altmuehlopterus rhamphastinus
- Archaeopteryx albersdoerferi
- Cricosaurus
- Geosaurus giganteus
- Makrodactylus oligodontus[2]
- Petrodactyle wellnhoferi[3]
- Pleurosaurus goldfussi
- "Rhamphodactylus"[4]
- Solnhofia parsoni
- Skiphosoura bavarica[5]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
References
- ↑ Rauhut, Oliver WM; Tischlinger, Helmut; Foth, Christian (14 May 2019). "A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany". eLife 8. doi:10.7554/eLife.43789. PMID 31084702.
- ↑ Hone, David W. E.; Lauer, René; Lauer, Bruce; Spindler, Frederik (2025-09-25). "A new non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan pterosaur from the Mörnsheim Formation of southern Germany" (in English). Palaeontologia Electronica 28 (3): 1–21. doi:10.26879/1542. ISSN 1094-8074. https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025/5661-a-new-german-monofenestratan-pterosaur.
- ↑ Hone, David W.E.; Lauer, René; Bruce, Bruce; Spindler, Frederik (2023-07-14). "Petrodactyle wellnhoferi gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica: 26.2.a25. doi:10.26879/1251. https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023/3878-a-new-solnhofen-pterosaur.
- ↑ Rauhut, Oliver W. M. (January 2012). "Ein "Rhamphodactylus" aus der Mörnsheim-Formation von Mühlheim" (in de). Der Bayerischen Staatssammlungfür Paläontologie und Historische GeologieMünchen e.V. (Munich: Dr. Friedrich Pfeil): 69–74. ISBN 978-3-89937-147-5. ISSN 0942-5845. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235907980.
- ↑ Hone, David William Elliott; Fitch, Adam; Selzer, Stefan; Lauer, René; Lauer, Bruce (2024-11-18). "A new and large monofenestratan reveals the evolutionary transition to the pterodactyloid pterosaurs". Current Biology 34 (23): 5607–5614.e3. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.023. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 39561774. Bibcode: 2024CBio...34.5607H.
Further reading
- Wilkin, JTR. (2019). Taphonomy of Tithonian fishes from the Mörnsheim Formation of southern Germany. Zitteliana 93:81-85
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