"Messel on Tour" - Snake
Middle Eocene (45 million years ago).
Found in the Messel Pit, a disused quarry near the village of Messel, about 35 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its plethora of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance. The Messel Pit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site on December 9, 1995.
Get more information about Messel Pit in wikipedia.
Seen in the special exhibition "Messel on Tour", Hessian State Museum (Darmstadt).
"Messel on Tour" - Snake
Middle Eocene (45 million years ago).
Found in the Messel Pit, a disused quarry near the village of Messel, about 35 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its plethora of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance. The Messel Pit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site on December 9, 1995.
Get more information about Messel Pit in wikipedia.
Seen in the special exhibition "Messel on Tour", Hessian State Museum (Darmstadt).