Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
fossil specimen |
gptkbp:age |
about 47 million years
|
gptkbp:area |
42 hectares
|
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Germany
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
19th century
|
gptkbp:fossils_found |
birds
insects plants reptiles early mammals |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messel Pit Fossil Site
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
Eocene epoch fossils
exceptionally well-preserved fossils |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Messel,_Hesse,_Germany
|
gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:Senckenberg_Research_Institute
|
gptkbp:nearestCity |
gptkb:Darmstadt
|
gptkbp:notableSite |
gptkb:Darwinius_masillae
|
gptkbp:purpose |
oil shale mining
|
gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Hesse
|
gptkbp:significance |
exceptional preservation of soft tissues
provides insight into early mammalian evolution |
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria |
viii
|
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
1995
720 |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hesse,_Germany
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|