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The Maxberg Museum (aka Museum beim Solenhofer Aktien-Verein) was a German museum situated in Mörnsheim in the natural park of Altmühltal, near Geschichte
(in german). Fossilien und Steindruck Museum. Accessed: 23 December 2011 It has a large collection of fossils from the Solnhofen
'' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'' – Collectors and scientists, a difficult relationship, published: 25 October 2009, accessed: 1 March 2011
The Maxberg Museum (aka Museum beim Solenhofer Aktien-Verein) was a German museum situated in Mörnsheim in the natural park of Altmühltal, near Solnhofen
Solnhofen is a municipality in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in the region of Middle Franconia in the ' of Bavaria in Germany. It is in the Altmühl valley.
The local area is famous in geology and palaeontology for Solnhofen limest ...
. It was founded by Alphons L. Zehntner in 1929. In 2004 was moved near to the town of Gunzenhausen
Gunzenhausen (; bar, Gunzenhausn, link=no) is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, northwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and southwest of Nuremberg. Gunzenhausen is a nation ...
, with the new name of Fossilien und Steindruck Museum (Fossils and Lithography Museum).(in german). Fossilien und Steindruck Museum. Accessed: 23 December 2011 It has a large collection of fossils from the Solnhofen
lithographic limestone
Lithographic limestone is hard limestone that is sufficiently fine-grained, homogeneous and defect free to be used for lithography.
Geologists use the term "lithographic texture" to refer to a grain size under 1/250 mm.
The term "sublith ...
s, that once included a specimen of the early bird '' Archaeopteryx'', the now missing '' Maxberg specimen''.Sammler und Forscher – ein schwieriges Verhältnis'' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'' – Collectors and scientists, a difficult relationship, published: 25 October 2009, accessed: 1 March 2011
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