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HöxterNieheimFossil Discovery Site Sommersell Clay Pit
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold District
HöxterNieheimFossil Discovery Site Sommersell Clay Pit
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Fossil Discovery Site Sommersell Clay Pit
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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge
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Rene
September 14, 2020
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In June 2007, the amateur palaeontologist Sönke Simonsen discovered an approximately 4.5 m long, almost complete skeleton of a paddle lizard in a clay pit near Nieheim-Sommersell, Höxter district, on the property of Antonius Reckmann. After a rescue in 10 blocks by the LWL Museum für Naturkunde, the 185 million year old fossilized skeleton was prepared by experts from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) in Münster, which took a lot of time.
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Tobias
November 24, 2020
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Do Not Enter. Is actively used to break down clay.
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