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Solnhofen, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen DistrictDistrict
Middle FranconiaAdministrative Region
BavariaState
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00985620017272345693379.jpg
View of the Solnhofen lithographic limestone quarrying, in 1899.

Solnhofen, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
00985620017272345693379.jpg
View of the Solnhofen lithographic limestone quarrying, in 1899.

Solnhofen, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
00985620017272345693379.jpg
View of the Solnhofen lithographic limestone quarrying, in 1899.

Solnhofen, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Solnhofen1,817 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
285995
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285995:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Solnhofen, District de Moyenne-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Solnhofen, Distretto della Media Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Зольнхофен, Средняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
索尔恩霍芬, 中弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Solnhofen, Franconia Media, Baviera, Alemania
Arabic:
سولنهوفن, فرانكونيا الوسطى, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Armenian:
Զոլնհոֆեն, Միջին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Basque:
Solnhofen, Frankonia Erdikoa, Bavaria, Alemania
Bavarian:
Solnhofa, Middlfrankn, Bayern, Deitschland
Catalan:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Baviera, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Solnhofen, Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Alemanya
Czech:
Solnhofen, Střední Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Solnhofen, Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Solnhofen, Meza Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
سولنهوفن, فرانکن وسطی, بایرن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Solnhofen, Közép-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Indonesian:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Jerman
Japanese:
ゾルンホーフェン, ミッテルフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Зольнхофен, Бавария, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Зольнхофен, Бавария, Германия
Lombard:
Solnhofen, Média Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Solnhofen, Bavaria, Jerman
Polish:
Solnhofen, Środkowa Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Romanian:
Solnhofen, Franconia Mijlocie, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Золнхофен, Средња Франконија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Solnhofen, Srednja Frankonija, Bavarska, Njemačka
Swedish:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Зольнгофен, Середня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Solnhofen, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Solnhofen, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Solnhofen, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Solnhofen, Bayern, Alemanya
West Flemish:
Solnhofen, Beyern, Duutsland


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 40 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Solnhofen1150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Mörnsheim20150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Emiluvia
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Emiluviidae : Emiluvia150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Triactoma
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae : Triactoma150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Alievium
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Pseudoaulophacidae : Alievium150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Cinguloturris
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Canoptidae : Cinguloturris150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Zamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Zamites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Ginkgo
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoaceae : Ginkgo152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Archaeopteryx lithographica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Archaeopteryx : Archaeopteryx lithographica150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Araucarites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucarites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Archaeospongoprunum
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Archaeospongoprunidae : Archaeospongoprunum150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Acaeniotyle umbilicata
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Parvivaccidae : Acaeniotyle : Acaeniotyle umbilicata150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pyramispongia barmsteinensis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Pyramispongiidae : Pyramispongia : Pyramispongia barmsteinensis150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Staurolonche robusta
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Stylosphaeridae : Staurolonche : Staurolonche robusta150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Triactoma jonesi
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae : Triactoma : Triactoma jonesi150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Archaeodictyomitra minoensis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Archaeodictyomitridae : Archaeodictyomitra : Archaeodictyomitra minoensis150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Eucyrtidiellum pyramis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiellidae : Eucyrtidiellum : Eucyrtidiellum pyramis150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Obesacapsula cetia
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Spongocapsulidae : Obesacapsula : Obesacapsula cetia150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Parvicingula dhimenaensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Parvicingula : Parvicingula dhimenaensis150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Podocapsa amphitreptera
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podocapsa : Podocapsa amphitreptera150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Protunuma japonicus
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Protunuma : Protunuma japonicus150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pseudodictyomitridae : Pseudodictyomitra : Pseudodictyomitra carpatica150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Saitoum elegans
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Poulpidae : Saitoum : Saitoum elegans150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Sethocapsa accincta
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Sethocapsa : Sethocapsa accincta150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Tricolocapsa campana
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Tricolocapsa : Tricolocapsa campana150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Geosaurus giganteus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Geosaurus : Geosaurus giganteus152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Callitris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Callitris152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Cricosaurus elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Cricosaurus : Cricosaurus elegans152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Palaeomedusa testa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Eurysternidae : Palaeomedusa : Palaeomedusa testa152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Condylites
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Condylites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Palaeocyparis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Palaeocyparis152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Podobursa triacantha
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa triacantha150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
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