Maxberg Museum
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The Maxberg Museum is a German museum situated in Mörnsheim
in the natural park of Altmuhtal, near Solnhofen
. It was founded by Alphons L. Zehntner in 1929.
It has a large collection of fossils from the Solnhofen lithographic limestones, that once included a specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx
, the now missing Maxberg specimen
.
Mörnsheim
Mörnsheim is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany....
in the natural park of Altmuhtal, near Solnhofen
Solnhofen
Solnhofen is a municipality in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in the region of Franconia in the Land of Bavaria in Germany. It lies within the Altmühl valley....
. It was founded by Alphons L. Zehntner in 1929.
It has a large collection of fossils from the Solnhofen lithographic limestones, that once included a specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx , sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel , is a genus of theropod dinosaur that is closely related to birds. The name derives from the Ancient Greek meaning "ancient", and , meaning "feather" or "wing"...
, the now missing Maxberg specimen
Maxberg specimen
The Maxberg specimen is a fossil of the prehistoric bird Archaeopteryx, discovered in 1956 in Germany. It takes its name from the Maxberg Museum, where it was exhibited for a number of years....
.