Fossil of the Month

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Every month special fossils from the palaeontological collections are presented by scientists from the BSPG and the Department of Paleontology and Geobiology. This feature has been availiable in English since November 2023. You can find more Fossils of the Month on the German BSPG Website (since 2011).

Fossils of the Month in English:
2024, 2025, 2026

July 2026: Hyoliths

Fossil of the Month 2026

Slapylites signatulus (Novák, 1891)Paleozoic: Middle Cambrian, approx. 510 million years oldSkryje, [...]

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May 2026: Lower jaw of ancient horse

Fossil of the Month 2026

Lower jaw of ancient horse Plagiolophus minor (Cuvier, 1804)SNSB-BSPG 1969 XIII 178Neogene: Late Eoc [...]

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April 2026: Reconstruction of a predatory dinosaur skull – Irritator challengeri Martill et al.

Fossil of the Month 2026

SNSB-BSPG 2023 I 43Early Cretaceous, c. 113 MaCeará, Brazil This “Fossil of the Month” [...]

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