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... However, the early literature of the 19 th century as well as the information in collection catalogues and archives of that time are usually vague concerning the precise locality for collection of the fossil specimens. Many historical specimens registered as originating from Solnhofen actually derive from depocenters other than the Solnhofen Basin (e.g., Moser et al. 2017). This lack of accuracy regarding the provenance of numerous fossils, including many type specimens collected over more than 200 years, makes it diffi-cult to reconstruct the composition of the individual faunas corresponding to the different basins within the Solnhofen Archipelago. ...
... Type locality: The provenance of the holotype is indicated as "Solnhofen" (written Solenhofen; see Ebert et al. 2021). However, the indication "Solnhofen" in historical labels from the 19 th Century usually vaguely refers to the whole complex of basins within the Solnhofen Archipelago (e.g., Moser et al. 2017). Based on indirect evidence, MHNN FOS 361 most probably comes from one of the localities within the Eichstätt Basin (see Discussion). ...
Late Jurassic marine vertebrates are extraordinarily well preserved in several Plattenkalk Lagerstätten in central Europe.
Among them, the Solnhofen Archipelago has yielded the very rare fish Coccolepis bucklandi, which was the first fossil
chondrostean to be found in sediments younger than the Triassic. The type specimen of this species was lost, but it was
rediscovered recently, prompting the alpha taxonomic revision of this iconic fish. A new species Coccolepis solnhofensis
has been identified among the specimens referred to C. bucklandi. The two species differ in the distinctive distribution
of scutes and fringing fulcra. Based on the available evidence, C. bucklandi is restricted to the Eichstätt Basin and the
Lithacoceras eigeltingense ß Horizon of the Lithacoceras riedense Subzone (Hybonoticeras hybonotum Zone), and
C. solnhofensis sp. nov. is limited to the Solnhofen Basin and the slightly younger Subplanites rueppellianus Subzone
(Hybonoticeras hybonotum Zone). Therefore, the two species are geographically and stratigraphically separated. The
diagnosis of Coccolepis is improved with the addition of new characters, and the genus is here restricted to the two
early Tithonian species from the Solnhofen Archipelago. Among the four species previously described or referred to
Coccolepis, the generic assignment of “Coccolepis” australis and “Coccolepis” liassica, remains unclear. Sunolepis
yumenensis is here returned to its original
genus, and the new combination Condorlepis woodwardi is proposed for this
Early Cretaceous coccolepidid from Australia.
... The fossil is clearly a specimen of Ainia armata (Wagner, 1846), which is a rare fish in the Late Jurassic limestones of Europe. The species is so far known from only several specimens from Cerin (MHNL 15260, MHNL 15389, MHNL 15469, MHNL 150724, MHNL 20271911, MHNL K203, MHNL K369, MHNL K724, MHNL K823), France, and two specimens from Germany: the holotype (BSPG AS-I-509) from Kelheim (Moser et al. 2017) and the new specimen from Brunn. Other specimens, such as SNSB-BSPG 1959 I 427 figured by Grande & Bemis (1998: fig. ...
The locality of Brunn, Oberpfalz, represents the oldest setting within the area usually included within the Solnhofen Archipelago, dating to the Subeumela Subzone of the Late Kimmeridgian. The locality has yielded a rich vertebrate fauna from eight different levels of plattenkalks, dominated by actinopterygian osteichthyans. Apart from rare chondrichthyans, the fish fauna includes macrosemiid gynglimodians, caturid and ophiopsid halecomorphs, as well as a new specimen of the enigmatic halecomorph Ainia, and a diverse array of teleosts. Tetrapods are represented by reptiles, including rare marine turtles, at least two new taxa of rhynchocephalians, an atoposaurid and a teleosaurid crocodyliform, and rhamphorhynchid and pterodactyloid pterosaurs. Whereas the fish fauna shows close affinities with other Kimmeridgian faunas, not only from the Solnhofen Archipelago, but also from other European sites, such as Cerin, a high degree of endemism is striking within the reptile fauna.
