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).

January 2024: Dragon fly

Fossil of the Month 2023 , Fossil of the Month 2024

Dragon fly (Odonata) Cymatophlebia longialata  (Münster in Germar, 1839),  Late Jurassic, [...]

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December 2023: Facial skull

Fossil of the Month 2023

Colobine of Pikermi Mesopithecus pentelici Wagner, 1839 Facial skull Neogene: Upper Miocene, ca. 8 m [...]

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