Comments on: A Revealing Peek at a Naked Archaeopteryx

By: Georg

Georg — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:20:17 +0000

Hello Rebecca,
the Solnhofen lime slate is easyly cleaved into plates and
polished, for that reason it was/is used for floors
and was basis of the lithographic process invented by
Senefelder. (As fas as I know, all lithography was made
on stones from Solnhofen)
That is why archeopteryx’ full name is
“Archeopteryx lithographica”.
Regards
Georg

By: Gregory Peterson

Gregory Peterson — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:34:36 +0000

It would be interesting to see what details Photoshop manipulation could further enhance…

By: Rebecca Horne

Rebecca Horne — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:13:34 +0000

Hi Georg, Thanks for your careful read. You are correct- it was limestone- not sandstone. Quote was corrected.
Cheers,
Rebecca Horne

By: Georg

Georg — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:58:42 +0000

and the clear impression of wing feathers in the surrounding sandstone.

Abstract
Evolution of flight in maniraptoran dinosaurs is marked by the acquisition of distinct avian characters, such as feathers, as seen in Archaeopteryx from the Solnhofen limestone.

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