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Neotype

NHMUK PV OR 37001 “London specimen”

Archaeopteryx lithographica

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Facts

Catalog number
NHMUK PV OR 37001
Nickname
London specimen
Institution
Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK)
Year found
1861
Locality
Langenaltheim near Solnhofen, Bavaria
Formation
Solnhofen Formation

Images

The London specimen of Archaeopteryx, the first skeleton found (1861), acquired by the British Museum in 1862.Image credit: Allan Henderson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, Natural History Museum, LondonCC BY 2.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Neotype: NHMUK PV OR 37001 “London specimen”

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Neotype: NHMUK PV OR 37001 “London specimen”
RegionState
SkullPartial · Braincase only.
MandibleUnknown / not recorded
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraePreserved · Long bony tail with feathers.
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdlePreserved · Furcula.
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Unknown / not recorded
Hand (manus)Preserved
PelvisPreserved
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Preserved

Excavation history

Found in 1861 near Langenaltheim, sold by the physician Karl Häberlein to the British Museum in 1862 and described by Richard Owen in 1863. Fixed as the name-bearing type by the ICZN in 2011.

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