Tag Archive for 'Mornsheim Formation'

Pleurosaurus, a remarkable, long-bodied swimming rhynchocephalian that lived during the Late Jurassic epoch, some 150 million years ago, in what is now Germany. Image credit: Roberto Ochoa.

Unique Fossil of Juvenile Pleurosaurus Unearthed in Germany

Aug 1, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Rhynchocephalians — members of a sister group of squamates (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards) that includes the living tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)...

The Karlsruhe specimen: (A) original condition of the slabs prior to preparation; (B) slabs containing remains of the left arm and fragments of the right one after the first preparation. Image credit: Foth et al., doi: 10.3897/fr.28.131671.

New Specimen of Archaeopteryx Unearthed in Germany

Feb 14, 2025 by Natali Anderson

Paleontologists have described a new specimen of the genus Archaeopteryx from the Mörnsheim Formation in the Franconian Alb of Bavaria, Germany. The Karlsruhe...

Life restoration of two Skiphosoura bavarica in flight. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

Jurassic Pterosaur Had Unusually Short, but Stiff and Pointed Tail

Nov 18, 2024 by News Staff

Skiphosoura bavarica, a species of pterosaur that lived around 149 million years ago in what is now southern Germany, bridges the gaps between the early...

Petrodactyle wellnhoferi. Scale bar - 10 cm. Image credit: Hone et al., doi: 10.26879/1251.

Jurassic Pterosaur Had Giant Bony Crest on Its Head

Jul 17, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of the ctenochasmatid pterosaur genus Petrodactyle has been described from an unusual specimen found in the Late Jurassic limestone beds...