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PV OR 37001

Classification
Scientific name: Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861
Author: von Meyer, 1861
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Archaeopterygidae
Genus: Archaeopteryx
Species: lithographica
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Tetrapoda; Aves; Archaeopterygidae
Location
Locality: Bavaria; Langenaltheim, Quarry of Johann Friedrich Ottman
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; Germany
Identification
Identified by: Richard Lydekker
Type status: Neotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861 Yes
Griphosaurus problematicus Woodward, 1862
Griphosaurus longicaudatus Woodward, 1862
Archaeopteryx macrurus Owen, 1863
Archaeopteryx macrura Owen, 1863
Archeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1863
Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861
Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV OR 37001
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Birds
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:734808
Donor name: Karl R. Haberlein
Catalogue description: Part and counterpart limestone slabs containing the greater part of the skeleton and impressions of wing and tail feathers
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Jurassic
Latest period/highest system: Jurassic
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Late Jurassic
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Jurassic
Earliest age/lowest stage: Tithonian
Latest age/highest stage: Tithonian
Formation: Solnhofen Formation
Member: Solnhofen Limestone (Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone)
Chronostratigraphy: Jurassic, Late Jurassic, Tithonian
Lithostratigraphy: Solnhofen Formation, Solnhofen Limestone (Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone) (Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone)
Record
Occurrence ID: 57ee3bf1-0a74-4ae4-a588-ba9ea8dc5265
Modified: 2021-11-09 11:27:49 (UTC)
Created: 2010-10-01 14:42:34 (UTC)

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Additional Information

Created 2010-10-01 14:42:34 (UTC)
Last updated 2021-11-09 11:27:49 (UTC)
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb