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

October 2024: Branch system of a progymnosperm

Fossil of the Month 2024

Aneurophyton germanicum Kräusel & WeylandMiddle Devonian (Givet, ca. 385 million years)Upper H [...]

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November 2024: Sea cow

Fossil of the Month 2024

Kaupitherium gruelli Voss & Hampe 2017SkullPalaeogene: Lower Oligocene: Alzey Formation, ap [...]

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December 2024: Brittle stars

Fossil of the Month 2024

Aspiduriella similis (Eck, 1865) Middle Triassic (Muschelkalk, c. 240 million years)Lower Gogol [...]

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