A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic)
Here we describe a new specimen of Archaeopteryx sp. from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation in the Franconian Alb of Bavaria, Germany. This fossil is the third avialan specimen found in this formation. The skeleton comprises the right forelimb and shoulder as well as fragments of the left fore...
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| author | Christian Foth Thomas van de Kamp Helmut Tischlinger Theron Kantelis Ryan M. Carney Marcus Zuber Elias Hamann Jonathan J. W. Wallaard Norbert Lenz Oliver W. M. Rauhut Eberhard Frey |
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| description | Here we describe a new specimen of Archaeopteryx sp. from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation in the Franconian Alb of Bavaria, Germany. This fossil is the third avialan specimen found in this formation. The skeleton comprises the right forelimb and shoulder as well as fragments of the left forelimb and both hind limbs. The lengths of the humerus and ulna are most similar to those of the Munich specimen of Archaeopteryx. Despite the specimen having been massively altered by late diagenesis, it can be referred to Archaeopteryx sp., based on the morphology of the furcula, coracoid, humerus and radius, as well as a manual ungual, which nests within the morphospace of Archaeopteryx rather than that of Anchiornis. Phylogenetic analyses also support the assignment of the new specimen to Archaeopteryx. Due to the fossil’s state of preservation, as well as the still-unresolved taxonomy of the genus Archaeopteryx on the species level, an identification beyond genus remains impossible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae9b73d61d1b4ff692a3c87cc213ff292025-01-05T08:31:11ZengPensoft PublishersFossil Record2193-00742025-01-01281174310.3897/fr.28.e131671131671A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic)Christian Foth0Thomas van de Kamp1Helmut Tischlinger2Theron Kantelis3Ryan M. Carney4Marcus Zuber5Elias Hamann6Jonathan J. W. Wallaard7Norbert Lenz8Oliver W. M. Rauhut9Eberhard Frey10Universität RostockKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Jura-Museum EichstättUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)OertijdmuseumUnaffiliatedLudwig-Maximilians-UniversitätUnaffiliatedHere we describe a new specimen of Archaeopteryx sp. from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation in the Franconian Alb of Bavaria, Germany. This fossil is the third avialan specimen found in this formation. The skeleton comprises the right forelimb and shoulder as well as fragments of the left forelimb and both hind limbs. The lengths of the humerus and ulna are most similar to those of the Munich specimen of Archaeopteryx. Despite the specimen having been massively altered by late diagenesis, it can be referred to Archaeopteryx sp., based on the morphology of the furcula, coracoid, humerus and radius, as well as a manual ungual, which nests within the morphospace of Archaeopteryx rather than that of Anchiornis. Phylogenetic analyses also support the assignment of the new specimen to Archaeopteryx. Due to the fossil’s state of preservation, as well as the still-unresolved taxonomy of the genus Archaeopteryx on the species level, an identification beyond genus remains impossible.https://fr.pensoft.net/article/131671/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Christian Foth Thomas van de Kamp Helmut Tischlinger Theron Kantelis Ryan M. Carney Marcus Zuber Elias Hamann Jonathan J. W. Wallaard Norbert Lenz Oliver W. M. Rauhut Eberhard Frey A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) Fossil Record |
| title | A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) |
| title_full | A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) |
| title_fullStr | A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) |
| title_short | A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) |
| title_sort | new archaeopteryx from the lower tithonian mornsheim formation at muhlheim late jurassic |
| url | https://fr.pensoft.net/article/131671/download/pdf/ |
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