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Historical Finds from the Marl Pits in Lehringen
DiscoverPlaces to see
Germany
Lower Saxony
Verden
Kirchlinteln
Historical Finds from the Marl Pits in Lehringen
Historical Finds from the Marl Pits in Lehringen
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Location: Kirchlinteln, Verden, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Forest elephants once lived here 120000 years ago.
Since the 1920s, bone finds of the extinct forest elephants, which could grow up to four meters, have been recovered here. To date, this is the most complete skeleton found so far.translated by
•July 23, 2019
A forest elephant from bygone times was dug up in the old marl pits. The finds are in the museum in Verden. Here is a sign with some information.
translated by•September 20, 2022
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