The Solnhofen area was a low-energy shallow lagoon during the Late Jurassic. It had a high rate of deposition of extremely fine-grained sediment, which buried this feather before it could decompose.
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In 1860 an impression of an Archaeopteryx feather was discovered. This remains
the oldest known evidence of the existance of birds. The Solnhofen area was a low-energy shallow lagoon during the Late Jurassic. It had a high rate of deposition of extremely fine-grained sediment, which buried this feather before it could decompose. |
