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The Fossil Flora of the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago

Editor: Dolomythos-Museum. 160 pages – With over 800 Photos and Drawings

The classic sites of paleontological research include the Bavarian Plattenkalke (limestone slabs) of Solnhofen, Germany, deposited approximately 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian) period. These sites are world-renowned for the discovery of the “primitive bird” Archaeopteryx, along with numerous other vertebrates. However, far less attention has been paid to the plant fossils preserved in these deposits. Given their importance as climate indicators and as evidence for the development of flora, this neglected area of research warrants closer examination.

In addition to a large number of gymnosperms, particularly cypresses and araucarias, as well as cycads and ginkgos, there exists an interesting and well-preserved algal community and some ferns. Above all, the strange and diverse flowering plants likely mark the beginning of the worldwide spread of this now dominant plant group. It can be assumed that the massive emergence of pterosaurs and birds may have changed the flora worldwide within a short time.

 

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Wachtler M., 2026. The Fossil Flora of the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago

Wachtler M. 2026.  Algae from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago

Wachtler M. 2026. Ferns from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago

Wachtler M. 2026. Gymnosperms from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago

Wachtler M. 2026. Flowering plants in the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago

Michael Wachtler

The Fossil Flora of the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago

A Peculiar Floral Transformation 150 million years ago
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