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Solnhofen

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The Solnhofen Limestone is a lithographic limestone quarried in Germany because of its fine grained characteristics. The quarriers frequently come across fossils preserved in exquisite detail in this fine grain matrix. Based on the odd behavior recorded by some marine organisms (e.g., horseshoe crabs running around in circles and then dying, preserving both the trackway and the body fossil), and ... [MORE]


1. Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone - Information about the paleontology of the formation from the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
2. Stiegler Natural Stone - Information about the Solnhofen Natural Stone and Jura Marble products from the company that owns the quarry.
3. The Solnhofen Limestone of Germany - Introductory information from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.



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