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Messel Pit Fossil site

Messel Pit Fossil Site2010

UNESCO World Heritage

Located in the German Land of Hesse, this area of just 42 ha conserves a rich fossiliferous bed of oil shale some 190 m thick.

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Title: Messel Pit Fossil site
Creator: Messel Pit Fossil Site
Date Created: 2010
Location Created: Germany
Rights: Grube Messel
Location: Germany
Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (viii)
Date of Inscription: 2010
Category of Site: Natural site

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