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Holzmaden / Posidonia Shale, Germany

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Ichthyosaurs, fish in bituminous shale (Konservat-Lagerstatte).

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

Why this spot

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

World-famous Jurassic marine fossil Lagerstatte.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Holzmaden Posidonia Shale, Baden-Wurttemberg4 km away · Fossil site
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