SOLNHOFEN
RESEARCH over three days (fitted between 3 nights
of meetings in Munich) enabled David Keep and John Mackay
and helpers to survey fossils in a 20 m (65’) thick
section of one quarry in the famous Solnhofen area noted
for the Jurassic fossil Archaeopteryx. In the 3 days we
were also able to collect fossils of at least 400 feather
star crinoids, 1 spiny lobster, I perfectly preserved
shrimp, 1 Cyprus pine branch, 1 fern stem, 1 cockroach,
1 jelly fish fossil 15 cm (6”) across, 1 herring,
many small nautilus type shells, 1 cycad branch with leaves,
plus lots of photos.. Most specimens came from a section
of fine limey shale layers (some paper thin) in the top
8 m we investigated. The jelly fish alone establishes
this area was rapidly deposited and any argument the area
took millions of years to be laid down is nonsense. To
see Photos CLICK
HERE.
The trip also made it possible for us to see originals
of at least 3 specimens of Archaeopteryx. What surprised
us most was the apparent absence of wing feathers on the
3 specimens. Local authorities claim there are now a total
of 9 known specimens. (ref. bird, dinosaur,
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