Paleobiota of the Solnhofen Limestone

The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk is a collective term for multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, which is famous for its well-preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian). The paleoenvironment is also often referred to as the Solnhofen Archipelago. The Solnhofen Archipelago was located at the northern edge of the Tethys Ocean as part of a shallow epicontinental sea and is firmly a part of the Mediterranean realm.^[3]

Solnhofen Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian[1][2]
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Usseltal Formation
Overlies	Treuchtlingen Formation
Lithology
Primary	Lithographic limestone[1]
Other	Slate, Dolomite, Flint
Location
Region	Bavaria
Country	Germany
Type section
Named for	Solnhofen
Facies map of the Solnhofen Archipelago of southern Germany

Chondrichthyes

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Holocephali

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Chimaeropsis[4]	C. paradoxa	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Fragmentary cranial remains and one complete specimen[5]	Holotype destroyed in WW2 air raid[4]
Ischyodus[5]	I. egertoni	Eichstätt, Wattendorf	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Multiple complete specimens
Elasmodectes[5]	E. avitus	Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Wintershof	Altmühltal Formation	Multiple complete specimens
Chimaerotheca[4]	C. schernfeldensis	Schernfeld			Egg capsules of an unknown chimaera

Elasmobranchii

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Hybodus (Egertonodus?)[5]	H. fraasi	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Almost complete but poorly preserved specimen
Asteracanthus[5]	A. ornatissimus	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Single almost complete specimen of a 2 meter long female
Strophodus[5]	S. sp	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Articulated set of jaws and teeth

Neoselachii

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Synechodus[5]	S. ungeri	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Almost complete skeleton and isolated teeth
Paraorthacodus[5]	P. jurensis	Haunsfeld, Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
Macrourogaleous[5]	M. hassei	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens

Batomorphi

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Asterodermus[5]	A. platypterus	Solnhofen, Kelheim, Blumenberg, Birkhof	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens	Medium-sized spathobathid measuring up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length
Apolithabatis[6]	A. seioma	Painten	Torleite Formation	One complete specimen	Large spathobathid measuring 120 centimetres (47 in) long with a heart-shaped disk
Aellopobatis[7]	A. bavarica	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	Several complete specimens	A large spathobathid reaching up to 170 centimetres (67 in) long, characterized by its exceptionally long rostrum
Spathobatis[5]	S. bugesiacus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	Several complete specimens	All Solnhofen specimens referred to Spathobatis have been reassigned to the genus Aellopobatis.[7]
Rajitheca[5]	R. sp.			Several specimens in private collections	Egg capsules of batomorphs

Heterodontiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Paracestracion[5]	P. falcifer	Solnhofen? Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Complete skeleton, potentially more specimens
	P. viohli	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation	Single incomplete skeleton
	P. danieli	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Single incomplete skeleton
Heterodontus[5]	H. zitteli	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Single complete skeleton lacking teeth, several other specimens may be referrable

Orectolobiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Phorcynis[5]	P. catulina	Eichstätt, Zandt, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	Several skeletons
Palaeorectolobus[5]	P. agomphius	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation	One incomplete specimen

Carcharhiniformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Bavariscyllium[5]	B. tischlingeri	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
Palaeoscyllium[5]	P. formosum	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
Scyliorhinotheca[5]	S. sp				egg capsule of a catshark

Lamniformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Palaeocarcharias[5]	P. stromeri	Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens	One of the oldest known lamniiformes, though more reminiscent in appearance to modern carpet sharks

Hexanchiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Crassodontidanus[5]	C. serranus	Eichstätt, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation	Isolated Teeth	A crassodontid
Notidanoides[5]	N. muensteri	Eichstätt, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation	Isolated teeth, one almost complete skeleton was presumably destroyed during WW2. Another incomplete skeleton of the genus is known from the Nusplingen limestone	Large crassodontid with a wide distribution, being also known from England, France and Russia	Isolated Tooth of Notidanoides
Archaeogracilidens[8]	A. macer	Solnhofen, Mühlheim	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	Isolated teeth and two fragmentary disarticulated skeletons	Orthacodid previously referred to by the genus "Sphenodus"; however, the holotype teeth designated for Sphenodus are undiagnostic, which is why a new genus was established for the remains from Solnhofen and Nusplingen. The species "S." nitidus is regarded as a synonym of A. macer

Squatiniformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Pseudorhina[5]	P. acanthoderma		Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens	An angelshark reaching up to 140 cm in length. Occurrence of this taxon in the Solnhofen Archipelago is uncertain, all definitive representatives of this species come from the Nusplingen Limestone
	P. alifera	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens	An angelshark reaching up to 60 cm in length

Other

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Protospinax[5]	P. annectans	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens

Osteognathostomata

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Chondostrei

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Coccolepis[9]	C. bucklandi[9]	Eichstätt, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete Specimens
	C. solnhofensis[10]	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation

Pycnodontiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Arduafrons[11]	A. prominoris	Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Several complete specimens
Apomesodon[12]	A. comosus	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
	A. sp	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Eomesodon[13]	E. gibbosus[13]	Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Several complete specimens
Gyrodus[13]	G. circularis[13]	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Dozens of complete specimens
	G. hexagonus[13]	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Brunn	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Dozens of complete specimens
Mesturus[13]	M. verrucosus[13]	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Several complete specimens
Macromesodon[13]	M. heckeli[13]
	M. macropterus[13]	Kelheim	Torleite Formation
Piranhamesodon[14]	P. pinnatomus[14]	Ettling		Singular partial skeleton
Proscinetes[13]	P. elegans[13]	Eichstätt. Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Dozens of complete specimens
	P. formosus[13]
	P. bernardi[15]	Schamhaupten, Ettling, Painten	Torleite Formation	Several complete specimens
Turbomesodon[16]	T. relegans	Eichstätt, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Turboscinetes[15]	T. egertoni	Ettling
Thiollierepycnodus[17]	T. wagneri	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation

Ginglymodi

Lepisosteiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
"Lepidotes"[18]	"L." decoratus
	"L." intermedius
	"L." oblongus
	"L." pustulosus
	"L." subovatus
	"L." unguiculatus
Scheenstia[19]	S. maximus[19]
	S. decoratus
	S. zappi[20]	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation	Single almost complete specimen

Semionotiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Callipurbeckia	C. notopterus[19]
Macrosemimimus[21]	M. fegerti	Ettling		Multiple complete specimens

Macrosemiidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Histionotus[22]	H. oberndorferi[22]	Kelheim	Torleite Formation	Two incomplete specimens
Macrosemius[22]	M. rostratus[22]	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Dozens of complete specimens
	M. fourneti	Brunn	Torleite Formation	One complete specimen
Notagogus[22]	N. decoratus[22]
	N. denticulatus	Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Painten, Brunn, Ettling?	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Dozens of complete specimens
Palaeomacrosemius[23]	P. thiollieri	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
Propterus[22]	P. elongatus[22]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
	P. microstomus[22]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Several complete specimens
Eusemius?[22]	E. beatae[22]
Voelklichthys[24]	V. comitatus	Painten	Torleite Formation	Singular specimen

Dapediiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Heterostrophus[25]	H. latus[25]	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation

Halecomorphi

Ionoscopidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Ainia[26]	A. agassizi	Brunn	Torleite Formation
Altmuehlfuro[27]	A. boomerang
Brachyichthys[28]	B. radiato-puncatus
	B. typicus
Ionoscopus[28]	I. cyprinoides[28]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
	I. desori	Zandt	Torleite Formation
	I. esocinus[28]
	I. münsteri[28]
	I. striatissimus[28]
"Furo"[29]	"F." angustus	Solnhofen, Schamhaupten, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	"F." longiserratus	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Kelheim, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	"F." latimanus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Ophiopsis[30]	O. muensteri	Kelheim, Brunn, Ettling
Ophiopsiella[30]	O. attenuata
	O. breviceps
	O. procera
Schernfeldfuro[29]	S. uweelleri	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Zandtfuro[29]	Z. tischlingeri	Zandt	Torleite Formation

Amiiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Amblysemius[31]	A. bellicianus	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
	A. pachyurus
	"A." granulatus	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
Caturus[31]	C. furcatus	Kelheim, Solnhofen, Ettling, Wattendorf?	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	C. brevicostatus[32]	Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
	"C." macrurus	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	"C." latus	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
	"C." granulatus	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	"C." ferox	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
"Furo"[33]	"F." microlepidotus	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Strobilodus[31]	S. giganteus	Painten	Torleite Formation
Liodesmus[28]	L. gracilis	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation		Synonym of Caturus brevicostatus[32]
Nasrinotoudehichthys[32]	N. sprattiformis	Zandt	Painten Formation
Lophiurus?	L. minutus
Amiopsis[28]	A. lepidota	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation
Solnhofenamia[28]	S. elongata	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation

Pleuropholidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Pleuropholis[34]	P. laevissima[34]	Daiting, Painten	Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation
	P. pompecki[34]
	P. wagneri[34]

Pachycormidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Asthenocormus[35]	A. titanius[35]	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Hypsocormus[35]	H. insignis[35]	Obereichstätt, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
	H. macrodon[35]
Leedsichthys?	L. sp
Orthocormus[35]	O. cornutus[35]	Birkhof, Blumenberg, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation
	O. roeperi	Brunn	Torleite Formation
	O. teyleri?	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation
Pseudoasthenocormus[36]	P. retrodorsalis[36]	Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation
Pachycormidae	Indeterminate	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation	Giant skull fragment of a presumably 4 meter long pachycormid
Sauropsis[35]	S. longimanus[35]	Eichstätt, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation
	S. depressus[35]	Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Simocormus[37]	S. macrolepidotus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation

Aspidorhynchidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Aspidorhynchus[38]	A. acutirostris[38]	Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	A. ornatissimus
	A. sanzenbacheri	Ettling, Painten?	Torleite Formation
Belonostomus[38]	B. kochi	Kelheim, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation?
	B. muensteri[38]	Daiting, Mühlheim, Solnhofen, Langenaltheim, Zandt, Schamhaupten	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	B. tenuirostris[38]	Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	B. speciosus	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
	B. spyraenoides	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wintershof	Altmühltal Formation

"Pholidophoridae"

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Ankylophorus[39]	Indeterminate.[39]
Eurycormus[39]	E. speciosus[39]	Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Pholidophoristion[39]	P. micronyx[39]
	P. ovatus[39]	Ettling
"Pholidophorus"[39]
	"P." armatus[39]
	"P." diagonalis[39]
	"P." falcifer[39]
	"P." microps[39]
	"P." sculptus[39]
	"P." latimanus
	"P." latus
	"P." longiserratus
	"P." smilis
Siemensichthys[40]	S. macrocephalus	Kapfelberg	Altmühltal Formation
	S. siemensi	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation

Crossognathiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Bavarichthys	B. incognitus	Ettling	Torleite Formation?	Single complete skeleton	The oldest record of a crossognathiform in Europe

Ichthyodectiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Allothrissops[41]	A. mesogaster[41]
	A. salmoneus[41]	Eichstätt, Painten, brunn	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Ascalabothrissops[42]	A. voelkli	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation
Pachythrissops[41]	P. propterus[41]	Kelheim, Zandt, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Thrissops[41]	T. formosus[41]	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Ettling, Brunn	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation
	T. subovatus[41]	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation
	T. ettlingensis[43]	Ettling	Altmühltal Formation?

Elopiformes

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Anaethalion[44]	"A." angustissimus	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	A. angustus	Langenaltheim, Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation
	A. knorri
	A. subovatus
	A. zapporum	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation
Daitingichthys[44]	D. tischlingeri	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation
Eichstaettia[44]	E. mayri	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Elopsomolos[42]	E. frickhingeri	Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation
	E. sp 1
	E. sp 2
	E. sp 3

Osteoglossomorpha

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Ascalabos[45]	A. voithii	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation
Tischlingerichthys[46]	T. viohli
Tharsis[47]	T. dubius	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
	T. elleri	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation
	T. sp	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation
Ebertichthys[45]	E. ettlingensis	Ettling	Torleite Formation?
Leptolepides[48]	L. haerteisi[48]	Zandt, Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation
	L. sprattiformis[48]	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation		Multiple Mass mortality plates of this species are known. It represents the most common vertebrate of the Solnhofen limestone.
Orthogonikleithrus[48]	O. hoelli[48]	Ettling	Torleite Formation?
	O. leichi[48]	Ettling	Torleite Formation?

Coelacanths

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Coccoderma[49]	C. bavaricum	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	C. gigas	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	C. suevicum
	C. nudum	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
Libys[49]	L. polypterus	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	L. superbus	Zandt	Torleite Formation
Undina[49]	U. acutidens	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
	U. penicillata	Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Macropoma[49]	M. willemoesi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation

Reptiles

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Lizards

Name	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Ardeosaurus[50]	A. brevipes	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation		Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota[50]
Bavarisaurus[50]	B. macrodactylus	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation
Eichstaettisaurus[50]	E. schroederi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Limnoscansor	L. digitatellus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Palaeolacerta[50]	P. bavarica
Schoenesmahl[50]	S. dyspepsia	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation		Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype[50]

Rhynchocephalians

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Homoeosaurus	H. maximillioni	Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Kallimodon	K. pulchellus	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation		Sapheosauridae
Oenosaurus	O. muehlheimensis	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation		Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among tetrapods[51]
Piocormus	P. laticeps	Painten?	Torleite Formation
Pleurosaurus	P. goldfussi	Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Wattendorf	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation		Acrosaurus frischmanni is a possible junior synonym[52]
Sapheosaurus	S. laticeps	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation		Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic
Sphenodraco[53]	S. scandentis	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	Nearly complete skeleton preserved on a slab and counterslab, housed in two separate institutions	Possibly the first known arboreal rhynchocephalian
Sphenofontis[26]	S. velserae	Brunn	Torleite Formation
Vadasaurus	V. herzogi	Painten	Torleite Formation		Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae[54]

Ichthyosaurs

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Aegirosaurus[55]	A. leptospondylus	Eichstätt, Solnhofen[56]	Altmühltal Formation
	A. sp[57]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Ichthyosauria	Indeterminate	Painten	Torleite Formation
Ichthyosauria	Indeterminate	Painten	Torleite Formation
"Ichthyosaurus"	"I." posthumus	Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation		Nomen dubium. Known only from isolated teeth.
Nannopterygius?	N. sp	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation

Turtles

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Achelonia[58]	A. formosa	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation
Cyrtura	C. temnospondyla	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation
Eurysternum[59]	E. wagleri	Solnhofen, Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Idiochelys	I. fitzingeri	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Palaeomedusa[59]	P. testa	Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation		Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms.
Platychelys	P. oberndorferi	Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation		Platychelyid sea turtle
Solnhofia[60]	S. parsonsi	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation
Tropidemys[58]	T. langii	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation
Thalassemys[61]	T. bruntrutana	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation

Crocodylomorphs

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Aeolodon[62]	A. priscus	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	Two partial skeletons	A teleosaur
Alligatorellus[63]	A. bavaricus	Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	Partial skeleton[64]	An atoposaurid
Atoposaurus[63]	A. oberndorferi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation		An atoposaurid
Cricosaurus[65]	C. albersdoerferi	Painten	Torleite Formation	Complete skeleton preserving soft tissue
	C. bambergensis	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation	One almost complete skeleton
	C. elegans	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	Skull and vertebrae (NHM 43005)[66] Partial skull (NHM 37006[66])	A metriorhynchid
	C. rauhuti	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Partial 3D skull
Crocodilaemus	C. sp	Brunn	Torleite Formation	Complete skeleton of a juvenile
Dakosaurus[67]	D. maximus	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Schamhaupten, Painten, Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Isolated teeth (JME-SOS4577, JME-SOS2535[66])[68]	A metriorhynchid
Geosaurus[67]	G. giganteus	Solnhofen, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	Skull and mandible (NHM 37020)[69] Isolated tooth (NHM 37016)[69]	A metriorhynchid
	G. grandis	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation
Rhacheosaurus[67]	R. gracilis	Eichstätt, Zandt, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation	Skull and skeleton (NHM R.3948)[69][66]	A metriorhynchid
Machimosaurus	M. sp	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Isolated teeth	A machimosaurid teleosaur
Sericodon	S. jugleri			Isolated Teeth	An aeolodontine teleosaur

Dinosaurs

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Image
Archaeopteryx[70]	A. albersdoerferi[71]	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	Parts of the skull and wings
	A. siemensii[72]	Langenaltheim, Workerszell	Altmühltal Formation
	A. lithographica[70]	Langenaltheim, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Alcmonavis[73]	A. poeschli	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Partial wing
Compsognathus[70]	C. longipes[70]	Kelheim (Goldberg)	Altmühltal Formation	Complete skeleton	Stomach contents are preserved in the form of the lizard Schoenesmahl. A second specimen of the genus is known from the French Canjuers Lagerstätte.
Juravenator[74]	J. starki	Schamhaupten	Torleite Formation	Single complete skeleton with soft tissue
Ostromia[75]	O. crassipes	Jachenhausen	Torleite Formation	Partial limb bones
Sciurumimus[76]	S. albersdoerferi	Painten	Torleite Formation	Complete skeleton of a juvenile preserving soft tissue
Wellnhoferia[77]	W. grandis	Altmühltal	Altmühltal Formation	Almost complete skeleton	Possibly synonymous with Archaeopteryx.

Pterosaurs

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Aerodactylus	A. scolopaciceps				Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus.[78]
Anurognathus	A. ammoni			The holotype consists of a partial skeleton, while the second specimen is represented by a perfectly preserved juvenile including soft tissue.
Ardeadactylus	A. longicollum			The holotype was destroyed in a WW2 air raid, but another more complete specimen is known from the Nusplingen limestone.	Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus.[79]
Altmuehlopterus[80]	A. rhamphastinus
Aurorazhdarcho[81]	A. micronyx
Bellubrunnus[82]	B. rothgaengeri	Brunn	Torleite Formation	Single complete skeleton of a juvenile
Balaenognathus[83]	B. maeuseri	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation
Ctenochasma	C. elegans				Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans
	C. gracile
	C. sp	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Skull and two cervical vertebrae
Cycnorhamphus	C. suevicus				Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus. This genus originally hails from the Nusplingen Limestone
Diopecephalus[80]	D. kochi
Germanodactylus	G. cristatus				Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus
Gnathosaurus	G. subulatus
Spathagnathus[84]	S. roeperi	Brunn	Torleite Formation	Isolated incomplete rostrum	Gnathosaurine ctenochasmatid with novel tooth and dental enamel features
Pterodactylus	P. antiquus				Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia.[85]
Petrodactyle[86]	P. wellnhoferi	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation
Propterodactylus[87]	P. frankerlae	Ulmense	Painten Formation[88]	A complete skeleton	Notable for its transitional features between pterodactyloids and more basal monofenestratans
Rhamphorhynchus[89]	R. muensteri	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten, Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation		Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia.[89]
"Rhamphodactylus"	Indeterminate	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation
Scaphognathus[90]	S. crassirostris[90]	Eichstätt, Mühlheim	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation		A Solnhofen genus erected in 1861 by J. A. Wagner when he recognized the rhamphorhynchoid nature of "Pterodactylus" crassirostris after the discovery of a specimen with a preserved tail.[90] The Solnhofen Limestone is the only known source of Scaphognathus fossils.[90] S. crassirostris was originally named P. crassirostris in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species.[90]
Skiphosoura[91]	S. bavarica	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	Mostly complete disarticulated skeleton	A large basal monofenstratan

Sauropterygia

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Material	Notes	Images
Pliosauridae[92]	Indeterminate	Kelheim, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation	Isolated teeth of great size

Echinodermata

Crinoids

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Liliocrinus[93]	L. sp
Millericrinus[93]	M. mespiliformis
	M. nobilis
Balanocrinus[93]	B. sigmaringensis
	B. subteres
Pentacrinus[93]	P. cf. pentagonalis
Comaturella[93]	C. pennata	Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheimer Haardt	Almtühltal Formation, Painten Formation
	C. formosa	Zandt	Painten Formation
Solanocrinites[93]	S. costatus
	S. gracilis
	S. imperialis
Saccocoma[94]	S. pectinata			Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone.[94]
	S. tenella	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation

Ophiuroidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Geocoma[93]	G. carinata	Solnhofen, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation
	G. planata
Ophiopetra[93]	O. lithographica	Kelheim, Hienheim	Painten Formation
Ophiurella[93]	O. speciosa	Solnhofen, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation
Sinosura[93]	S. kelheimense	Hienheim, Ried, Kelheim	Painten Formation

Asteroidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Archasteropecten[93]	A. elegans
Lithaster[93]	L. jurassicus
Pentasteria[93]	P. tithonica	Hienheim	Painten Formation
	P. lithographica	Zandt	Painten Formation
Riedaster[93]	R. reicheli	Ried	Painten Formation
Terminaster[93]	T. cancriformis	Böhmfeld	Altmühltal Formation

Echinoidea

Cidaroidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Diplocidaris[93]	D. sp	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation
Rhabdocidaris[93]	R. boehmi
	R. mayri
	R. orbignyana	Brunn, Painten	Torleite Formation, Painten Formation
	R. trispinata
	R. sp	Painten	Painten Formation
Plegiocidaris[93]	P. blumenbachii
	P. sp
Paracidaris[93]	P. sp

Euechinoidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Diadematacea[93]	Indeterminate
Echinothurioidea[93]	Indeterminate
Polydiadema[93]	P. sp
Diademopsis[93]	D. sp
Hemipedina[93]	H. sp
Pedina[93]	P. lithographica
	P. sp	Painten	Painten Formation
Phymopedina[93]	P. marchamensis	Painten	Painten Formation
	P. sp
Hemicidaris[93]	H. intermedia	Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation
Acrocidaris[93]	A. sp
Diplopodia[93]	D. subangularis
Pseudodiadema[93]	P. lithographica	Ried, Breitenhill	Painten Formation
	P. pseudodiadema
Tetragramma[93]	T. planissima	Painten	Painten Formation

Other Echinoids

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Phymosoma[93]	P. sp	Mörnsheim, Breitenhill	Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation
Pseudosalenia[93]	P. aspera	Brunn, Schamhaupten	Painten Formation, Torleite Formation
Pygaster[93]	P. sp
Holectypus[93]	H. corallinus
	H. sp
Kieripygurus[93]	K. jurensis
Pygurus[93]	P. sp	Eichstätt, Kelheim, Schamhaupten, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation
Nucleolites[93]	N. sp	Brunn, Kelheim	Painten Formation, Torleite Formation
Collyropsis[93]	C. carinata
	C. sp
Stomechinus[93]	S. perlatus	Kapfelberg	Altmühltal Formation?

Holothuroidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Jumaraina[93]	J. sp
Achistrum[93]	A. sp
Hemisphaerantos[93]	H. sp
Priscopedatus[93]	P. sp
Synallactidae[93]	Indeterminate

Molluscs

Bivalvia

Protobranchia

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Nuculida?[93]	Indeterminate
Solemya[93]	S. sp	Pfalzpaint	Altmühltal Formation	a solemyidan

Autobranchia

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Modiolus[93]	M. sp			a mytilidan
Arcomytilus[93]	A. furcatus	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	a mytilidan
Lithophaga?[93]	L. sp			a mytilidan
Grammatodon[93]	G. sp			an arcidan
Pseudomytiloides[93]	P. sp			a pteriidan
Bakevellia?[93]	B. sp			a pteriidan
Gervillia?[93]	G. sp	Pfalzpaint	Altmühltal Formation	a pteriidan
Inoceramus[93]	I. sp	Eichstätt, Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation	a pteriidan
Pinna[93]	P. sp			a pteriidan
Liostrea[93]	L. socialis	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	an ostreidan
	L. roemeri	Daiting, Painten	Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation	an ostreidan
Actinostreon[93]	A. solitarium			an ostreidan
Atreta[93]	A .sp	Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation	a pectinidan
Aulacomyella[93]	A. sp			a pectinidan
Buchia[93]	B. tenuistriata	Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	a pectinidan
Camptonectes?[93]	C. sp			a pectinidan
Chlamys[93]	C. textoria			a pectinidan
Cingentolium[93]	C. sp			a pectinidan
Entolium[93]	E. sp	Zandt	Painten Formation	a pectinidan
Eopectens[93]	E. velatus	Blumenberg, Wegscheid, Kelheim	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	a pectinidan
	E. subtilis	Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation	a pectinidan
Plicatula[93]	P. sp			a pectinidan
Propeamussium[93]	P. nonarium			a pectinidan
Radulopectens[93]	R. strictus			a pectinidan
Spondylopecten[93]	S. sp			a pectinidan
Plagiostoma[93]	P. phillipsi	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	a limid
Pseudolimea[93]	P. sp			a limid

Cephalopods

Nautiloidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Pseudaganides	P. franconicus	Solnhofen?	Altmühltal Formation	a nautilid
	P. sp	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	a nautilid
Pseudonautilus	P. sp	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	a nautilid

Ammonoidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Phylloceras	P. serum	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	a phylloceratid
Glochiceras	G. cf. lens			a opellidid
Streblites	S. sp	Eichstätt, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	a streblitinaen
Fontannesiella	F. prolithographica	Solnhofen, Daiting, Mörnsheim	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
	F. cf. franciscanum	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
	F. cf. euglyptum	Langenaltheimer Haardt	Altmühltal Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
Lingulaticeras	L. planulatum			a taremelliceratinaen
	L. solenoides	Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
	L. sp			a taremelliceratinaen
Metahaploceras	M. acallopistum			a taremelliceratinaen
	M. rebouletianum			a taremelliceratinaen
	M. subnudatum			a taremelliceratinaen
Neochetoceras	N. bous	Blumenberg, Birkhof	Altmühltal Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
	N. mucronatum			a taremelliceratinaen
	N. praecursor			a taremelliceratinaen
	N. steraspis	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Hummelberg	Atlmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
Paralingulaticeras	P. haeberleini			a taremelliceratinaen
	P. lithographicum	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	a taremelliceratinaen
	P. nodosum			a taremelliceratinaen
	P. percevali			a taremelliceratinaen
Taramelliceras	T. hemipleurum			a taremelliceratinaen
Aspidoceras	A. hoplisum	Solnhofen, Wegscheid	Atlmühltal Formation	an aspidoceratid
	A .sp	Brunn	Torleite Formation	an aspidoceratid
Physodoceras	P. episoides			an aspidoceratid
	P. hermanni	Brunn	Torleite Formation	an aspidoceratid
	P. nattheimense			an aspidoceratid
	P. pipini			an aspidoceratid
Sutneria	S. apora	Birkhof, Wintershof	Altmühltal Formation	an aspidoceratid
	S. bracheri			an aspidoceratid
	S. rebholzi			an aspidoceratid
	S. subeumela	Brunn	Torleite Formation	an aspidoceratid
	S. sp			an aspidoceratid
Hybonotella	H. mundula	Langenaltheimer Haardt	Altmühltal Formation	an aspidoceratid
Hybonoticeras	H. hybonotum	Solnhofen, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	an aspidoceratid
	H. pseudohybonotum			an aspidoceratid
	H. sp			an aspidoceratid
Gravesia	G. gigas	Hienheim, Ried, Wegscheid	Painten Formation	a perisphinctid
	G. sp			a perisphinctid
Berckhemeria	B. cf. scherzingeri			a perisphinctid
Virgataxioceras	V. setatum			an ataxioceratid
	V. supinum			an ataxioceratid
	V. sp			an ataxioceratid
Euvirgalithacoceras	E. supremum	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Atlmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
	E. eystettense	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
Hoelderia	H. sp	Wintershof	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
Lithacoceras	L. eigeltingense	Zandt	Painten Formation	an ataxioceratid
	L. eystettense			an ataxioceratid
	L. cf. liptingense	Langenaltheimer Haardt	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
	L. cf. riedense			an ataxioceratid
	L. cf. ulmense			an ataxioceratid
	L. sp	Schernfeld, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
Pseudodiscosphinctes	P. ardescicus			an ataxioceratid
Silisphinctes	S. cf. russi	Zandt	Painten Formation	an ataxioceratid
	S. sp	Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
Subplanites	S. moernsheimensis	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	an ataxioceratid
	S. postrueppellianus	Solnhofen, Blumenberg, Wintershof, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
	S. rueppellianus	Solnhofen, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
	S. viohli	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
	S. laisackerensis	Birkhof	Altmühltal Formation	an ataxioceratid
"Torquatisphinctes"	"S". filiplex			an ataxioceratid
	"S". isolatus			an ataxioceratid
Aulacostephanus	A. cf. subundorae	Painten	Torleite Formation?, Painten Formation	an aulacostephanid

Belemnoidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Acanthoteuthis	A. leichi			A belemnoteuthid
	A. speciosa	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkhof	Altmühltal Formation	A belemnoteuthid
Belemnoteuthis	B. mayri	Wintershof	Altmühltal Formation	A belemnoteuthid
Hibolithes	H. hasatus	Solnhofen, Breitenhill, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation	A mesohibolitidaen
	H. semisulcatus			A mesohibolitidaen
Pavloviteuthis	P. kapitzkei	Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A belemnoid
Rhaphibelus	R. acicula	Eichstätt. Blumenberg, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A belemnitidan
Winkleriteuthis	W. problematicus	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A belemnoid

Vampyromorpha

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Boreopeltis	B. sagittata	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A plesioteuthid
Engeseriteuthis[95]	E. arcuatus	Schamhaupten	Painten Formation	A muensterelloid
Plesioteuthis	P. prisca	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Wegscheid, Schamhaupten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A plesioteuthid
	P. subovata	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A plesioteuthid
Senefelderiteuthis	S. tricarinata	Eichstätt, Daiting	Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation	A plesioteuthid
Trachyteuthis[96]	T. hastiformis	Daiting, Painten, Eichstätt, Brunn	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation	A trachyteuthid
	T. teudopsiformis	Blumenberg, Schamhaupten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A trachyteuthid
Teudopsinia[97]	T. grossheidei	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A teudopseid
Tyrionella[95]	T. fauseri	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A patelloctopodid
Donovaniteuthis[93]	D. schoepfeli			A leptoteuthid possibly synonymous with Leptoteuthis
Leptoteuthis[93]	L. gigas	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	A leptoteuthid and the largest cephalopod known from the Solnhofen Limestone
Listroteuthis[95]	L. conica	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	A muensterellid. Holotype specimen destroyed during WW2
Bavaripeltis[93]	B. bavarica	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A mastigophorid
Doryanthes[93]	D. munsterii	Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Mörnsheim	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation	A mastigophorid
Palaeololigo[98]	P. albersdoerferi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A palaeololiginid
	P. oblonga	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A palaeololiginid
Celaenoteuthis[95]	C. incerta	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A muensterelloid
Muensterella[95]	M. scutellaris	Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Wegscheid, Wintershof, Painten, Mörnsheim	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A muensterellid
	M. spinosa	Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation	A muensterellid

Crustacea

Cirripedia

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Archaeolepas[93]	A. redtenbacheri	Ried, Hienheim, Kehlheim	Painten Formation	Specimens of this Genus are often found in small groups attache to the ammonite Gravesius
Eolepas[93]	E. quenstedti	Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	This genus often occurs attached to the flanks of perisphinctid ammonites but it is also found attached to sponges of the genus Codites
Martillepas("Pollicipes")[93]	M. holisi	Brunn	Torleite Formation	Commonly found attached to ammonites
Litholepas[99]	L. klausreschi	Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	The species is based on 13 complete specimens attached to a sponge of the genus Codites

Malocastrata

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Sculda[93]	S. pennata	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Öchselberg	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A stomatopod
	S. pusilla			A dubious species of stomatopod
	S. spinosa	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A stomatopod
Spinosculda[93]	S. ehrlichi	Eichstätt, ´Zandt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A stomatopod
Gigantosculda[100]	G. ehrlichfeckei	Blumenberg, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A stomatopod
Tyrannosculda[101]	T. laurea	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A stomatopod
Anthonema[93]	A. problematicum	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	This species of krill is known from mass mortality plates
Elder[93]	E. ungulatus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A glass shrimp
Francocaris[102]	F. grimmi	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt, Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A glass shrimp
Naranda[93]	N. anomala	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A glass shrimp

Isopoda

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Bopyridae[93]	Indeterminate			Presence indicated by characteristic markings on the exoskeletons of other crustaceans[93]
Brunnaega[93]	B. roeperi	Brunn	Torleite Formation	A cymothoidid
Brunnella[93]	B. rothgaengeri	Brunn	Torleite Formation	A cymothoidid
Palaega[93]	P. kunthi	Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A cymothoidid
	P. sp			A cymothoidid
Schweglerella[93]	S. strobli	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A sphaeromatid
Urda[93]	U. rostrata	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	indeterminate isopod
	U. punctata	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	indeterminate isopod
Niveotanais[93]	N. brunnensis	Brunn	Torleite Formation	A tanadacean

Decapoda

Penaeoidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Acanthochirana[93]	A. angulata	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	An aegerid
	A. cordata	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	An aegerid
	A. longipes	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	An aegerid
Aeger[93]	A. elegans	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	An aegerid
	A. spinipes	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	An aegerid
	A. tipularius	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	An aegerid
Epipenaeus(Carpopenaeus)[103]	E. peterbuergeri	Breitenhill	Painten Formation	A carpopenaid
Albertoppelia[104]	A. kuempeli	Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Antrimpos[93]	A. nonodon	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	A. speciosus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	A. undenarius	Solnhofen, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Bylgia[93]	"B." haeberleini			A penaeidid
	"B." hexadon			A penaeidid
	B. ruedeli[104]	Painten, Breitenhill	Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	B. spinosa	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	B. anjobea	Breitenhill	Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Drobna[93]	D. deformis	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Dusa[93]	D. denticulata	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A penaeidid
	D. monocera	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	D. reschi	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A penaeidid
Eystaettia[93]	E. intermedius	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Franconipenaeus[93]	F. meyeri	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A penaeidid
Koelga[93]	K. curvirostris	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
	K. muensteri[104]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A penaeidid
Libanocaris[93]	L. annettae	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A penaeidid
Pseudodusa[104]	P. frattigianii	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A penaeidid

Caridae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Schmelingia[93]	S. wulfi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A palaeomonid
Udora[93]	U. brevispina	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt	Alltmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A procaridoid
	U. koschnyi[104]	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A procaridoid
Udorella[93]	U. agassizi	Kelheim	Painten Formation	A procaridoid
Harthofia[93]	H. bergeri	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A alvinocarid
	H. blumenbergi	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A alvinocarid
	H. polzi	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A alvinocarid
	H. heidenreichetfauseri	Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A alvinocarid
Alcmonacaris[93]	A. winkleri	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
Blaculla[93]	B. nikoides	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	B. sieboldi	Eichstätt, Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	B. haugi	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	B. felthausetsauteri[105]	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	B. anjobea	Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
Buergerocaris[104]	B. psittacoides	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A carid
Ctenodusa	C. bronni	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A carid
Hefriga[93]	H. frischmanni	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A carid
	H. proboscideawulfi[104]	Zandt	Painten Formation	A carid
	H. norbertwinkleri	Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	H. rogerfrattigianii	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
	H. serrata	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A carid
	H. schlechtingerae	Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
Pleopteryx[104]	P, kuempeli	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A carid
Schernfeldia[93]	S. schweigerti	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
Occultocaris[105]	O. feckei	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A carid
Palaeobresilia[106]	P. kurthetriegeri	Eichstätt, Schamhaupten	Altmühltal Formation,Painten Formation	The oldest known member of the bresiloidea

Astacidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Pseudastacus[107]	P. pustulosus	Eichstätt, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation	A stenochirid
	P. muensteri	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A stenochirid
Stenochirus[107]	S. angustus	Zandt	Painten Formation	A stenochirid
	S. mayeri	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Daiting	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation	A stenochirid
Malmuncina[108]	M. wulfi	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A uncinid
Uncina[109]	U. ultima	Blumenberg	Altmühltal Formation	A uncinid

Glypheidea

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Eryma[110]	E. elongatum	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A erymid
	E. modestiforme	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A erymid
	E. punctatum	Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A erymid
	E. verrucosa	Eichstätt, Painten, Hienheim	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A erymid
	(Galicia)E. veltheimii	Painten, Kelheim	Painten Formation	A erymid
Erymastacus[110]	E. major	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A erymid
Palaeastacus[110]	P. fuciformis	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A erymid
	P. poeschli	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	A erymid
	P. rothgaengerae	Brunn	Torleite Formation	A erymid
Pustulina[110]	P. minuta	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A erymid
	P. suevica	Eichstätt, Painten	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A erymid
Stenodactylina[111]	S. devillezi	Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A erymid
Gigacerina[93]	G. saemanni	Brunn	Torleite Formation	A glypheid
Glyphea[107]	G. jurensis	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A glypheid
	G. pseudoscyllarus	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A glypheid
	G. veltheimi	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A glypheid
	G. viohli	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A glypheid
	G. nov. spec. (Type A)[93]	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld	Altmühltal Formation	A glypheid
	G. nov. spec. (Type B)[93]	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A glypheid
Glypheopsis[93]	G. tenuis	Painten, Zandt	Painten Formation	A glypheid
Squamosoglyphea[112]	S. redenbacheri			A glypheid
	S. squamosa	Kelheim	Painten Formation	A glypheid
	S. rogeri			A glypheid
Mecochirus[93]	M. longimanatus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A mecochirid M. bajeri and M. brevimanus represent females of M. longimanatus

Thalassinidae

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Aperiopyxis[93]	A. wulfetzergiebeli	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	a axiid?
Etallonia[93]	E. longimana	Solnhofen, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	a axiid?
	E. hoellorum			a axiid?
	E. raineralberti	Brunn	Torleite Formation	a axiid?
Magila[93]	M. deformis			a axiid?
	M. desmarestii	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	a axiid?
	M. latimana	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	a axiid?
Megachela[93]	M. frickhingeri	Eichstätt, Breitenhill	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	a axiid?
Reschia[93]	R. barbarea	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	indeterminate thalassinidaen

Polychelida

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Coleia[93]	C. longipes	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A coleiid
Palaeopentacheles[107]	P. roettenbacheri	Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A palaeopentachelid
Cycleryon[107]	C. elongatus	Zandt, Breitenhill	Painten Formation	A eryonid
	C. orbiculatus	Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A eryonid C. subrotundus is a juvenile of this species
	C. propinquus	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A eryonid C. spinimanus is a female form of this species
	C. wulfi	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A eryonid
Eryon[113]	E. cuvieri	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation	A eryonid
Adamanteryon	A. fourneti	Painten	Painten Formation	A eryonid
Knebelia[93]	K. bilobata	Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A eryonid
	K. schuberti	Painten	Painten Formation	A eryonid
Rogeryon[114]	R. oppeli	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A eryonid
Soleryon[115]	S. schorri	Wattendorf	Torleite Formation	A eryonid
	S. sp	Zandt	Painten Formation	A eryonid
Palinurina[93]	P. longipes	Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A palinurid Phyllosoma is the larval form of this genus
	P. tenera	Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A palinurid
Phalangites[93]	P. priscus	Eichstätt, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	larvae of a palinurid
Cancrinos[93]	C. claviger	Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A cancrinid

Anomura

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Aulavescus[116]	A. paintenensis	Schamhaupten	Painten Formation	A galatheoidean
Gastrosacus[117]	G. wetzleri	Schamhaupten	Painten Formation	A galatheoidean
Orhomalus[93]	O. deformis	Solnhofen, Eichstätt	Altmühltal Formation	A hermit crab
Paleopagurus[93]	P. sp	Schamhaupten	Painten Formation	A hermit crab

Brachyura

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Abyssophthalmus	A. mirus	Zandt	Painten Formation	A longodromitid
Bucculentum[118]	B. arnosavelkouli	Mühlheim	Mörnsheim Formation	A bucculentid
Goniodromites[93]	G. serratus	Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A goniodromitid
Pithonoton[93]	P. marginatum	Zandt	Painten Formation	A goniodromitid
Planoprosopon[93]	P. heydeni	Schamhaupten	Painten Formation	A longodromitid

Insects

Other Arthropods

Xiphosura

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Mesolimulus	M. walchi	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Kelheim, Ettling	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A limulid often found associated with Trackways

Pantopoda

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Eurycide?[119]	E. golem	Unknown	Altmühltal Formation	An ascorhynchid
Colossopantopodus[119]	C. nanus	Unknown	Altmühltal Formation	A colossendeidaen

Thylacocephalans

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Clausocaris	C. lithographica	Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A clausocarid
Dollocaris	D. michelorum	Wegscheid	Altmühltal Formation	A dollocarid
Mayrocaris	M. bucculata	Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Zandt	Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation	A dollocarid
Falcatacaris	F. bastelbergeri	Solnhofen	Altmühltal Formation	A thylacocephalan

Other Invertebrata

Genus	Species	Locality	Formation	Notes	Images
Ammonella	A. quadrata	Pfalzpaint	Geisental Formation[120]	Greatly resembles the Cambrian Protospongia[121]
Hruodospongia	H. lithographica	Wintershof		An axinellid sponge, the third sponge genus known from Solnhofen[122]
Neochoiaella	N. frattigianii	Langenaltheim	Altmühltal Formation	An extreme Lazarus taxon, resembles the Cambrian choiid sponges.[121]