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Bookmark or Share- Eocene Fossils: The Mines of Messel - Science Connected MagazineMessel Today. The Messel Pit Fossil Site near Darmstadt, Germany, was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. According to UNESCO, the site “is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, which occurred between 57 million and 36 million years ago.”. Messel is a Lagerstätte.
- Messel pit - WikipediaThe Messel pit (German: Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there.
- Messel Pit Fossil Site Germany | UNESCO12 June 2020. Last update:20 April 2023. Messel Pit is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and 36 million years ago. Even if you cannot travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you can experience fascinating World Heritage sites with the click of a mouse.
- The Evolutionary Secrets Within the Messel Pit | Travel| Smithsonian ...A gaping 200-foot-deep gouge in the forested countryside, the Messel Pit doesn’t at first glance seem worth preserving, never mind visiting, but since 1995 it has been a Unesco World Heritage...
- Messel Pit Fossil Site - UNESCO World Heritage CentreMessel es el mejor sitio fosilífero del mundo para conocer el medio ambiente del Eoceno, el periodo geológico que se inició unos 57 millones de años antes de nuestra era y finalizó unos 21 millones de años después.
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