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Discovery Site of Placodus Gigas

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Discovery Site of Placodus Gigas

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Discovery Site of Placodus Gigas

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    1. Hammberger Hof Trout Farm – Schloss Neuhaus (Ehrstädt) loop from Sinsheim (Elsenz) Hauptbahnhof

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    March 20, 2023

    In 1915, the Heidelberg amateur paleontologist Hermann König found the skeleton parts of a 242 million year old plaster-toothed lizard (Placodus gigas) in the quarry opposite, the only complete skeleton of this species in the world. The original can be seen in the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt/Main. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placodus

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      March 22, 2023

      Beautifully landscaped rest area near the discovery site of the pavement-toothed lizard. In the summer you will surely find some shade.

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        August 4, 2024

        The geological calendar is also interesting.

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          Location: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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