Referred specimen
MB.Av.101 “Berlin specimen”
Archaeopteryx lithographica
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- Catalog number
- MB.Av.101
- Nickname
- Berlin specimen
- Institution
- Museum für Naturkunde (MB)
- Year found
- 1876
- Locality
- Blumenberg near Eichstätt, Bavaria
- Formation
- Solnhofen Formation
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What this specimen preserves
Referred specimen: MB.Av.101 “Berlin specimen”
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Preserved |
| Mandible | Preserved |
| Teeth | Preserved |
| Cervical vertebrae | Preserved |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Preserved |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Preserved |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Preserved |
| Humerus | Preserved |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Preserved |
| Hand (manus) | Preserved |
| Pelvis | Preserved |
| Femur | Preserved |
| Tibia / fibula | Preserved |
| Foot (pes) | Preserved |
Excavation history
Found near Eichstätt in the 1870s (1874 or 1876 in different accounts), bought for Berlin in 1880; the most famous and most complete specimen, with the head.