The soft tissue and skeletal anatomy of two Late Jurassic ichthyosaur specimens from the Solnhofen archipelago

The soft tissue and skeletal anatomy of two Late Jurassic ichthyosaur specimens from the Solnhofen archipelago

Ichthyosaurs from the Solnhofen Lagerstätte are among the only examples of soft tissue preservation in the major Middle Jurassic–middle Cretaceous family Ophthalmosauridae. However, few such specimens are currently described, and the taphonomical pathways for the preservation of soft tissue are not...

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Main Authors:	Lene L. Delsett, Henrik Friis, Martina Kölbl-Ebert, Jørn H. Hurum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2022-04-01
Series:	PeerJ
Subjects:	Ichthyosaur Solnhofen Taphonomy Soft tissue Aegirosaurus Phosphatization
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/13173.pdf

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