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

March 2025: Sea turtle

Fossil of the Month 2025

Palaeomedusa testa von Meyer Late Jurassic, ca. 150 million years The turtles (Testudinata) are [...]

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February 2025: Megacheiran arthropod

Fossil of the Month 2025

cf. Leanchoilia illecebrosa (Hou, 1987) Paleozoic: Lower Cambrian, Maotianshan Shale, ca. [...]

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January 2025: Toothed Whale

Fossil of the Month 2025

Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki Sánchez-Posada, Racicot, Ruf, Krings et Rössner, 2024 Skull Neog [...]

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