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

November 2025: Tapir-toothed pig

Fossil of the Month 2025

Listriodon splendens Meyer, 1846 SNSB-BSPG 1929 I 47Lower jawNeogene: Middle Miocene: Upper Freshwat [...]

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December 2025: Stromatoporoid

Fossil of the Month 2025

SNSB-BSPG 1971 IIIcf. Actinstroma sp.Middle Devonian (Givetian), ca. 385 million years, Sötenich sy [...]

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January 2026: Tentaculits

Fossil of the Month 2025

Tentaculites sp.Paleozoic: Lower Devonian, approximately 410 million years oldChortkiv, Podolia, Ukr [...]

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