Fossil Fish Tharsis dubius

Description

A fossil Fish Tharsis dubius in excellent condition for sale. Tharsis dubius is the second most found Fish fossil in the area around Solnhofen. Tharsis is a predatory Fish. It is known from the Eichstaedt Formation, Malm zeta 1 and 2 and the Moernsheim formation, Malm zeta 3.

The Tharsis dubius fossil here comes from the Moernsheim Formation, Malm Zeta 3 and is head to tail around 12 cm or 4.75 inches long. The slab measures 16 cm by 11 cm or 6 2/8 inches by 4 5/16 inches. Slab has a repaired crack.

The Solnhofen Limestone is quarried for centuries in the area around the towns of Solnhofen and Eichstadt. Solnhofen limestone was being used to print books and  became a ornamental stone. It was used primarily for walkways and patios and hand broken.

Today, those Quarries located in Solnhofen produce cement and therfore do not produce any fossils. Neighboring quarries have been still hand worked for ornamental stone and fossils. Due to low demand in the recent decades many other quarries closed down over the years. The for now the final blow came in July 2023 when all production stopped. The storages are full at the moment.

Since about 20 years fossil enthusiast Roland Poeschl opened up the Muehlheim Quarry in the Moernsheim Formation as a fossil quarry. The Moernsheim Formation follows directly on top of the Eichstedt Formation and is therefore a bit younger.

In the past overlooked it produces now beautiful well preserved fossils and is in for surprises. Unknown fish, Crocodilians, Lizards and finally Alkmonavis Poeschli. Thought to be the newest Archaeopterix it is now a seperate species due to its ability to take off for flight

For more information about the fossil Fish Tharsis and other fossils from Solnhofen you can go to or click here :  https://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de and write the german name for fishes = “Fische” under Suche. If you want a english translation it would be better to google Solnhofen Fossilienatls and choose “translate this page” in Google already.

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