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Holzmaden Posidonia Shale, Baden-Wurttemberg

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, fish.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Early Jurassic (Toarcian) black shale

Classic Jurassic marine reptile Lagerstaette; Hauff museum.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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