39 D25. Paleontology, Systematics and Morphological Patterns (Posters)

Sunday, 4 November 2018
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Halls J-K

THE JELLYFISH OF SOLNHOFEN AND THEIR IMPOSTORS

Paper number: 39-6
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Authors

Abstract

Solnhofen, the Jurassic-age Lagerstatte located in Germany, is one of the few sites of special preservation that has provided fossils of scyphozoan and hydrozoan medusa. Since the early 1800s, a modest number of jellyfish taxa have been described from the area and are housed in museums and private collections. In addition to the authentic body fossils there are a number of imperfectly known circular markings that may or may not represent jellyfish. In this study we present data on the verified genera of jellyfish found at Solnhofen and examine a variety of fossils that may represent diagenetic or trace fossil affinity.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 50, No. 6

doi: 10.1130/abs/2018AM-318712

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