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World Famous Lagerstatte, Solnhofen Brittle-stars
Size: 10.0cm long matrix
Species: Sinosura kelheimense
These Jurassic Age Brittle-Star fossils come from the World Famous Lagerstate of Solnhofen, Germany. (Kimmeridgian stage, 150 Million years old). Found in the Solnhofen limestone, Plattenkalk Formation, Malm Zeta 3, Heinheim, Eichstatt. All are as found from splitting shale layers. What you see is a snapshot of the Jurassic Seas of Germany. Solnhofen's most famous resident fossil is the very early Bird, Archaeopteryx. From this find, many other fossil types have been found there and is now a world famous heritage site.