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Former Buchenhöhe Quarry Fossil Site
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Former Buchenhöhe Quarry Fossil Site
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Draußen-Franz -🚶♂️-🚴♂️-🇪🇺
March 24, 2025
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The former Buchenhöhe quarry is located directly across the valley from the large Rygol quarry. The lowest exposed rocks here are just under 2 m of siliceous limestone and slab-like …
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Andreas Schwanke
March 25, 2025
Hiking
The article, which was shared as a photo by Franz, is available online here (unfortunately, there is a paywall):
idowa.de/bayern/rochen-jochen-aus-dem-altmuehltal-ist-der-erste-seiner-art-art-321395
Further information about the reprint:
nationalgeographic.de/wissenschaft/2025/02/sensationsfund-in-bayern-jochen-der-rochen-ist-das-erste-fossil-seiner-art
br.de/nachrichten/bayern/ein-rochen-namens-jochen-der-erste-seiner-art-im-altmuehltal,UbqfsNg
And regarding the exhibition at the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal:
dinosauriermuseum.de/ausstellungen/#rochen-jochen
idowa.de/bayern/rochen-jochen-aus-dem-altmuehltal-ist-der-erste-seiner-art-art-321395
Further information about the reprint:
nationalgeographic.de/wissenschaft/2025/02/sensationsfund-in-bayern-jochen-der-rochen-ist-das-erste-fossil-seiner-art
br.de/nachrichten/bayern/ein-rochen-namens-jochen-der-erste-seiner-art-im-altmuehltal,UbqfsNg
And regarding the exhibition at the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal:
dinosauriermuseum.de/ausstellungen/#rochen-jochen
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