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Wren... Gerhartsreit / Painten Jura (Germany)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils

Also reported: sponges; Painten is a scientifically important Lagerstatte.

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

Why this spot

Jurassic

Solnhofen-type limestone; distinguish fee quarries from protected science sites.

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