Tharsis dubius from Jurassic Solnhofen

Description

A Solnhofen fossil Fish Tharsis dubius in very good 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 fish appears in an interesting Manganese coloration. That occurs, when minerals like Manganese infuse through cracks. Manganes Dendrites of that color occur also on the tail and the edge of the slab

The fossil is head to tail around 15 cm or 5.9 inches long.

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.

Today, the Quarries located in Solnhofen produce cement. The industrial quarrying for cement does 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 quarries closed down over the years. The for now the final blow came in July 2023 when all production stopped. The storages are full (for now?). Solnhofer Plattenkalk is Upper Jurassic and about 144 million years of age. Solnhofen is known to produce pristine and well preserved fossils.

For more information about 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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