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Uncovering Prehistoric Treasures: Ongoing Discoveries in Messel Pit
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The Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has yielded over 800 fossil finds this season. Plants, insects, and fish were discovered, as well as two well-preserved butterflies and two small birds. The next excavation campaign is planned. The fossil deposit provides insights into the early evolution of mammals 48 million years ago.
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Investigations continue: More than 800 fossil finds in the Messel Pit
Excavation teams have discovered over 800 fossils in the Messel Pit. The finds include plants, insects, fish, two butterflies and birds. The next excavation campaign is planned. Since 1995, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, providing insight into the mammalian evolution 48 million years ago.
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Investigations continue: More than 800 fossil finds in the Messel Pit
In the UNESCO World Heritage Site Messel Pit, in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, excavation teams from the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research have recovered over 800 fossils from the oil shale dating back millions of years this season, mainly in June and July, including two well-preserved butterflies and two small birds, where even the feather structure is visible. The next excavation campaign is planned from August 26 to September 20. As a natural World Heritage Site, the fossil deposit..
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More than 800 Fossil Finds in the Messel Pit
Over 800 fossil finds in the Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district; petrified plants, insects, fish and birds, including butterflies and birds with feather structure; the fossil deposit provides insight into the early evolution of mammals 48 million years ago; excavations by the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research in June and July, next campaign from August 26 to September 20.
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