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How do you use Solnhofen in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Solnhofen in a sentence

Solnhofen meaning

A municipality in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in Bavaria, Germany, known for its limestone.

Using Solnhofen

  • The main meaning on this page is: A municipality in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in Bavaria, Germany, known for its limestone.
  • In the example corpus, solnhofen often appears in combinations such as: of solnhofen, the solnhofen.

Context around Solnhofen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

lagoon 1× specimen 1× indicates 1× fossils 1×

Sentence patterns with Solnhofen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the solnhofen specimen as 1× deposits of solnhofen than those 1× found at solnhofen indicates that 1× museum in solnhofen it is 1× properties of solnhofen fossils because 1× surrounding the solnhofen lagoon rather 1× west of solnhofen 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although it was 1× archaeopteryx skeletons are 1× fossils skull and 1× the archaeopteryx specimens 1× the berlin specimen 1× the excellent preservation 1×

Common sentence endings:

as wellnhoferia grandis 1× before becoming preserved 1× from farther away 1× is currently missing 1× west of solnhofen 1×

Words around Solnhofen

Just before it in the word index:

solms 3 solmaz 2 solly 31 sollu 2 solloway 7 sollogub 2

Just after it in the word index:

solnit 10 solnor 2 solo 3.073 soloed 5 sologenic 2 soloing 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Solnhofen

  • In this selection, "solnhofen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lagoon, specimen and indicates stand out and add context to how "solnhofen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the solnhofen specimen as and deposits of solnhofen than those. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "solnhofen" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with solnhofen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Although it was once exhibited at the Maxberg Museum in Solnhofen, it is currently missing. (15 words)

Archaeopteryx skeletons are considerably less numerous in the deposits of Solnhofen than those of pterosaurs, of which seven genera have been found. (22 words)

The excellent preservation of Archaeopteryx fossils and other terrestrial fossils found at Solnhofen indicates that they did not travel far before becoming preserved. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

These are common properties of Solnhofen fossils, because the dead animals would fall onto hardened surfaces, which would form a natural plane for the future slabs to split along and would leave the bulk of the fossil on one side and little on the other. (45 words)

Fossils Skull and forward cervical spine of Plateosaurus engelhardti, probably the replica of a skeleton from Ellingen The so-called London Exemplar of Archaeopteryx (here a replica) comes from the Langenaltheim Quarry, west of Solnhofen. (35 words)

The Archaeopteryx specimens found were therefore likely to have lived on the low islands surrounding the Solnhofen lagoon rather than to have been corpses that drifted in from farther away. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Although it was once exhibited at the Maxberg Museum in Solnhofen, it is currently missing.

Archaeopteryx skeletons are considerably less numerous in the deposits of Solnhofen than those of pterosaurs, of which seven genera have been found.

Fossils Skull and forward cervical spine of Plateosaurus engelhardti, probably the replica of a skeleton from Ellingen The so-called London Exemplar of Archaeopteryx (here a replica) comes from the Langenaltheim Quarry, west of Solnhofen.

The Archaeopteryx specimens found were therefore likely to have lived on the low islands surrounding the Solnhofen lagoon rather than to have been corpses that drifted in from farther away.

The Berlin specimen has been designated as Archaeornis siemensii, the Eichstätt specimen as Jurapteryx recurva, the Munich specimen as Archaeopteryx bavarica, and the Solnhofen specimen as Wellnhoferia grandis.

The excellent preservation of Archaeopteryx fossils and other terrestrial fossils found at Solnhofen indicates that they did not travel far before becoming preserved.

These are common properties of Solnhofen fossils, because the dead animals would fall onto hardened surfaces, which would form a natural plane for the future slabs to split along and would leave the bulk of the fossil on one side and little on the other.

Common combinations with solnhofen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "solnhofen" in a sentence?
An example: "Although it was once exhibited at the Maxberg Museum in Solnhofen, it is currently missing." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "solnhofen" from authentic English texts.
What does "solnhofen" mean?
Solnhofen means: A municipality in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in Bavaria, Germany, known for its limestone.
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