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Fossil Discoveries at Groß Pampau Gravel Pit

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Fossil Discoveries at Groß Pampau Gravel Pit

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    December 29, 2018

    The gravel pit is known as a spectacular fossil site.
    Since commercial clay mining began in Groß Pampau in the 1980s and 1990s, remains of fossilized whales and other marine animals dating back approximately 11 million years have repeatedly surfaced. They sank to the seabed of the ancient North Sea and were embedded, like a "time capsule," in deposited layers of so-called mica clay. Today, they can be recovered, preserved, and exhibited.


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      Restricted area. Gravel plant still in operation

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        Location: Groß Pampau, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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