It was suggested to me not too long ago that I might well have the best and most extensive collection of images of Archaeopteryx specimens online. Between having seen quite a few of these on display and having taken photos myself, plus the near endless collection generously sent on by Helmut Tischlinger of his UV works, nearly every specimen is on here and most with multiple views, close-ups and in UV. I am still missing a couple, but I’d have to agree that I’ve yet to see any online collection that can rival mine. Still, they are scatted around all manner of posts and so aren’t necessarily that easy to find. No more, here’s they are all are for convenience.
Mayr with the Eichstaett specimen
Eichstaett, Thermopolis and Berlin in UV
Solnhofen, Eichstaett and ‘chicken-wing’ specimens
Close-ups of the Solnhofen specimen
Solnhofen specimen in black and white
The Daiting specimen (and in UV)
The most recent (11th) specimen (and in UV)
Yet more Archaeopteryx – Chicken Wing, Haarlem and Maxberg
If you have others you are happy to share and have permission to distribute, do please let me know and send them on. This is simply there as a reference collection for people to learn and work with, but obviously more (or better, not all of these are great) would be lovely to have and make this still more useful. I know there are some scans and images out there and it’d be great to round this out as a clearing-house for people who want to see and compare these specimens.
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Thanks, Dave! *bookmarked*
The Wikipedia article seems to have an image of every specimen or casts of them.
True Mike, and while they do have some I don’t and some of my images are not great, there’s a wealth here they don’t have – counterplates, close-ups, UV work and for a few, just fundamentally better images. Their photos of the Daiting and 11th specimens for example and low angles and basly lit, and there at least I’ve got them pasted (well, using Helmut’s photos anyway 😉 ).
Oh, I’m not that Habib, heheh.
Ah whoops, sorry. Did rather assume you were Mike (obviously).
I have some photographs of the Haarlem specimen here: https://picasaweb.google.com/117258893572255869060/TeylersArchaeopteryx?authuser=0&feat=directlink
They are hardly professional quality, but it’s missing from your virtual collection. If you are interested drop me a line at hypnotosov at gmail com
Thanks for the offer, but errr, that link goes to a cast of the Berlin specimen….
That was what I was directed to upon asking about the Archaeopteryx. I thought it looked suspicious, but I’m no palaeontologist 🙂
Next time I’m in the area I will make another visit and track down the real specimen…
That’s OK, just shame it got away. I know one specimen is lost but I think it’s the Maxberg one. The Haarlem is pretty incomplete which is how it got mistaken for a pterosaur, (though it does have feathers!).
My second attempt, this is the Haarlem Archaeopteryx in Teyler’s Museum in all it’s fragmentary glory. There is very little there, but at least it’s the real thing.
https://picasaweb.google.com/117258893572255869060/HaarlemArchaeopteryx?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLSYhbTV7PuamAE&feat=directlink
Yep, that’s the one! 🙂