Solnhofen - Fossils

A trip in earlier times

The Solnhofen Natural Stone achieved

world prominence by its fossil discoveries.

The most known fossil is without doubts the Archaeopteryx.

The Solnhofen Natural Stone grew in Upper Jura

about 150 millions of years ago in a lagoon

which was separated from the open sea by reefs.

In the lagoon, in regular intervals fallouts of

lime took place, which forms the fine layers of

the natural stone. This lime preserved animals

of several different habitats,

e.g. fish from the open sea, cancers which

lived on the seaground,

or also flying reptils (pterosaurs),

the kings of the air in Jura era.

Flying Reptil:

Pterodactylus kochi

Carnivor fish:

Caturus elegans

But in contrast to the diversity of the exhibits in the museum, fossils in quarries are very rare.

Big and representative fossils are extremely

rare and the originals are nearly priceless.

But if you are looking for a nice

and representative fossil,

we are pleased to offer you some copies

in museum-quality from different earth ages.

Fossils in museum-quality:

Further information about the

copies in museum-quality:

Fossilien.de - Copies